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Term: can

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "can": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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can

Definitions

Noun

  1. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
  2. The quantity contained in a can
  3. A buoy with a round bottom and conical top
  4. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  5. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
  6. A room or building equipped with one or more toilets

Verb

  1. Preserve in a can or tin
  2. Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "can".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 can 1 1772
2 american 4 569
3 cannot 2 258
4 can't 1 169
5 americans 4 93
6 significant 4 86
7 significance 4 66
8 republican 4 54
9 candidates 3 38
10 canada 3 34
11 candidate 3 34
12 republicans 4 29
13 african 3 28
14 cancer 2 25
15 mexican 3 24
16 canvas 2 19
17 candle 2 18
18 significantly 5 17
19 candy 2 16
20 cannery 3 14
21 dominican 4 14
22 cane 1 12
23 canyon 2 12
24 mexicans 3 12
25 anglican 3 11
26 vacant 2 11
27 applicants 3 10
28 scanned 1 10
29 applicant 3 8
30 canvases 3 8
31 copernican 4 8
32 hurricane 3 8
33 scandal 2 8
34 canadian 4 7
35 cancel 2 7
36 canning 2 7
37 cannon 2 7
38 canoe 2 7
39 scandals 2 7
40 canceled 2 6
41 candidacy 4 6
42 canned 1 6
43 canons 2 6
44 vacancy 3 6
45 americana 5 5
46 candles 2 5
47 canon 2 5
48 cans 1 5
49 insignificant 5 5
50 scan 1 5
51 scant 1 5
52 uncanny 3 5
53 africans 3 4
54 canterbury 4 4
55 duncan 2 4
56 republicanism 6 4
57 scanning 2 4
58 scanty 2 4
59 vatican 3 4
60 canal 2 3
61 candid 2 3
62 canto 2 3
63 canvass 2 3
64 decanting 3 3
65 incandescent 4 3
66 marsicano 4 3
67 moroccan 3 3
68 scandalized 3 3
69 anglicans 3 2
70 canadians 4 2
71 cancellation 4 2
72 candidly 3 2
73 candies 2 2
74 candor 2 2
75 canister 3 2
76 canny 2 2
77 canoes 2 2
78 canonized 3 2
79 canopy 3 2
80 canteen 2 2
81 cantor 2 2
82 canvassers 3 2
83 canyons 2 2
84 franciscans 3 2
85 incantation 4 2
86 lubricant 3 2
87 ricans 2 2
88 scandinavian 5 2
89 scans 1 2
90 toscanini 4 2
91 tuscany 3 2
92 vacancies 3 2
93 volcanic 3 2
94 volcano 3 2
95 american's 4 1
96 canada's 3 1
97 canadian's 4 1
98 canals 2 1
99 canandaigua 4 1
100 canceling 3 1
101 cancelled 2 1
102 cancelling 3 1
103 cancels 2 1
104 cancers 2 1
105 candidates' 3 1
106 candlelight 3 1
107 candlestick 3 1
108 canine 2 1
109 canisters 3 1
110 canker 2 1
111 canneries 3 1
112 cannibal 3 1
113 cannibals 3 1
114 cannonball 3 1
115 cant 1 1
116 cantaloupe 3 1
117 canter 2 1
118 cantonese 3 1
119 canvassed 2 1
120 canvassing 3 1
121 chicanery 4 1
122 etruscan 3 1
123 franciscan 3 1
124 insignificance 5 1
125 jamaican 3 1
126 pecan 2 1
127 pecans 2 1
128 recanted 3 1
129 republicans' 4 1
130 rican 2 1
131 scandinavia 5 1
132 scandinavians 5 1
133 scanners 2 1
134 toscanini's 4 1
135 volcanos 3 1
136 acantha 3 0
137 adenoscan 4 0
138 african-american 7 0
139 african-americans 7 0
140 africanist 4 0
141 africanist's 4 0
142 africanists 4 0
143 africanize 4 0
144 africanized 4 0
145 afroamerican 6 0
146 afroamericans 6 0
147 alcan 2 0
148 alcan's 2 0
149 alcantar 3 0
150 alcantara 4 0
151 americana's 5 0
152 americanas 5 0
153 americanism 6 0
154 americanization 7 0
155 americanize 5 0
156 americanized 5 0
157 americano 5 0
158 americanos 5 0
159 americans' 4 0
160 anticancer 4 0
161 applicant's 3 0
162 applicants' 3 0
163 arcana 3 0
164 arcand 2 0
165 arcane 2 0
166 arcanum 3 0
167 arcanum's 3 0
168 bocanegra 4 0
169 bowcan 2 0
170 brascan 2 0
171 buccaneer 3 0
172 buccaneers 3 0
173 can's 1 0
174 cana 2 0
175 canaan 2 0
176 canaanite 3 0
177 canace 3 0
178 canadair 3 0
179 canaday 3 0
180 canadians' 4 0
181 canadienne 4 0
182 canady 3 0
183 canal's 2 0
184 canale 3 0
185 canales 2 0
186 canam 2 0
187 canan 2 0
188 cananea 4 0
189 canard 2 0
190 canariensis 5 0
191 canaries 3 0
192 canary 3 0
193 canas 2 0
194 canasta 3 0
195 canavan 3 0
196 canaveral 4 0
197 canberra 3 0
198 canby 2 0
199 cancan 2 0
200 cancellations 4 0
201 cancer's 2 0
202 cancerous 3 0
203 cancerphobia 5 0
204 canchola 3 0
205 cancienne 3 0
206 cancilla 3 0
207 cancino 3 0
208 cancio 3 0
209 cancom 2 0
210 cancro 2 0
211 cancun 2 0
212 candace 2 0
213 candee 2 0
214 candela 3 0
215 candelabra 4 0
216 candelaria 5 0
217 candelario 5 0
218 candella 3 0
219 candellin 3 0
220 candia 3 0
221 candice 2 0
222 candice's 3 0
223 candida 3 0
224 candidacies 4 0
225 candidate's 3 0
226 candido 3 0
227 candie 2 0
228 candied 2 0
229 candilin 3 0
230 candiotti 4 0
231 candiotti's 4 0
232 candlemaker 4 0
233 candler 3 0
234 candlesticks 3 0
235 candlish 2 0
236 candy's 2 0
237 candyman 3 0
238 cane-grass 2 0
239 caned 1 0
240 canedo 3 0
241 canedy 3 0
242 canelo 3 0
243 canepa 3 0
244 canes 1 0
245 canevari 4 0
246 canez 2 0
247 canfield 2 0
248 canfor 2 0
249 canfor's 2 0
250 cangelosi 4 0
251 cangemi 3 0
252 cangialosi 4 0
253 cangiano 4 0
254 canham 2 0
255 canida 3 0
256 caniglia 4 0
257 canilles 3 0
258 canin 2 0
259 canines 2 0
260 caning 2 0
261 canings 2 0
262 canino 3 0
263 canion 2 0
264 canipe 3 0
265 cankers 2 0
266 cann 1 0
267 cannabis 3 0
268 cannaday 3 0
269 cannady 3 0
270 cannan 2 0
271 cannata 3 0
272 cannavino 4 0
273 cannavo 3 0
274 cannedy 3 0
275 cannell 2 0
276 cannella 3 0
277 cannelton 3 0
278 canner 2 0
279 cannes 1 0
280 canney 2 0
281 cannibalism 5 0
282 cannibalization 6 0
283 cannibalize 4 0
284 cannibalizing 5 0
285 canniff 2 0
286 cannister 3 0
287 cannisters 3 0
288 cannistraro 4 0
289 cannizzaro 4 0
290 cannizzo 3 0
291 cannon's 2 0
292 cannondale 3 0
293 cannone 3 0
294 cannons 2 0
295 cannonsburg 3 0
296 cano 2 0
297 canoed 2 0
298 canoeing 3 0
299 canoeist 3 0
300 canoga 3 0
301 canola 3 0
302 canon's 2 0
303 canonic 3 0
304 canonical 4 0
305 canonico 4 0
306 canonie 3 0
307 canonization 5 0
308 canonize 3 0
309 canosa 3 0
310 canova 3 0
311 canoy 2 0
312 canrad 2 0
313 canron 2 0
314 canseco 3 0
315 cansler 3 0
316 canso 2 0
317 canson 2 0
318 canstar 2 0
319 cantaloupes 3 0
320 cantalupo 4 0
321 cantankerous 4 0
322 cantara 3 0
323 cantata 3 0
324 canteens 2 0
325 cantel 2 0
326 canterbury's 4 0
327 cantero 3 0
328 canterra 3 0
329 cantey 2 0
330 cantin 2 0
331 cantina 3 0
332 cantle 2 0
333 cantley 2 0
334 cantlin 2 0
335 cantlon 2 0
336 canton 2 0
337 cantonal 3 0
338 cantone 3 0
339 cantons 2 0
340 cantor's 2 0
341 cantore 2 0
342 cantors 2 0
343 cantrall 2 0
344 cantrell 2 0
345 cantrelle 2 0
346 cantu 2 0
347 cantv 3 0
348 cantwell 2 0
349 canty 2 0
350 canuck 2 0
351 canucks 2 0
352 canup 2 0
353 canupp 2 0
354 canvasses 3 0
355 canwest 2 0
356 canyon's 2 0
357 canzano 3 0
358 canzoneri 4 0
359 catchacan 3 0
360 chicano 3 0
361 chicanos 3 0
362 cocanino 4 0
363 cocanougher 4 0
364 coelacanth 3 0
365 concannon 3 0
366 cormican 3 0
367 corsican 3 0
368 dancanet 3 0
369 darcangelo 4 0
370 decandia 4 0
371 decant 2 0
372 dominicana 5 0
373 dominicans 4 0
374 duncanson 3 0
375 dynascan 3 0
376 escanaba 4 0
377 escandon 3 0
378 etruscans 3 0
379 fabricant 3 0
380 fincannon 3 0
381 finmeccanica 5 0
382 finucane 3 0
383 fricano 3 0
384 giancana 4 0
385 guadalcanal 4 0
386 heartscan 2 0
387 hurricane's 3 0
388 hurricanes 3 0
389 incant 2 0
390 incantatory 5 0
391 infoscan 3 0
392 interamerican 6 0
393 jamaicans 3 0
394 kincannon 3 0
395 kucan 2 0
396 lacana 3 0
397 lazcano 3 0
398 levitican 4 0
399 loiacano 4 0
400 lubricants 3 0
401 lycan 2 0
402 macandrews 3 0
403 malacanang 4 0
404 marcano 3 0
405 marcantel 3 0
406 marcantonio 5 0
407 mcan 2 0
408 mcanally 4 0
409 mcanany 4 0
410 mcandrew 3 0
411 mcandrews 3 0
412 mcanelly 4 0
413 mcaninch 3 0
414 mcannally 4 0
415 mcanulty 4 0
416 mccan 2 0
417 mccance 2 0
418 mccandless 3 0
419 mccandlish 3 0
420 mccane 2 0
421 mccanless 3 0
422 mccann 2 0
423 mccann's 2 0
424 mccanna 3 0
425 mccannon 3 0
426 mccants 2 0
427 melican 3 0
428 mercantil 3 0
429 mercantile 3 0
430 mercantile's 3 0
431 mercantilism 5 0
432 mercantilist 4 0
433 mericantante 5 0
434 mexicana 4 0
435 mexicano 4 0
436 mexicanos 4 0
437 micanopy 4 0
438 michoacan 3 0
439 millican 3 0
440 mohican 3 0
441 mohicans 3 0
442 moroccans 3 0
443 mozambican 4 0
444 mozambicans 4 0
445 mullican 3 0
446 multicandidate 5 0
447 new-mexican 4 0
448 new-mexicans 4 0
449 nicandros 3 0
450 o'cana 3 0
451 o'canas 3 0
452 ocana 3 0
453 ocanas 3 0
454 pancanadian 5 0
455 pecanins 3 0
456 pecanins' 3 0
457 pelican 3 0
458 pelican's 3 0
459 pelicans 3 0
460 pellicane 3 0
461 pellicano 4 0
462 picante 3 0
463 precancerous 4 0
464 puerto_rican 4 0
465 puerto_ricans 4 0
466 racanelli 4 0
467 ratican 3 0
468 recant 2 0
469 recantation 4 0
470 recanting 3 0
471 reciprocant 4 0
472 reciprocants 4 0
473 republican's 4 0
474 scandal's 2 0
475 scandalize 3 0
476 scandalous 3 0
477 scandia 3 0
478 scandinavia's 5 0
479 scania 3 0
480 scanlan 2 0
481 scanland 2 0
482 scanlin 2 0
483 scanlon 2 0
484 scanlon's 2 0
485 scannell 2 0
486 scanner 2 0
487 scantily 3 0
488 scantiness 3 0
489 scantlin 2 0
490 showscan 2 0
491 sippican 3 0
492 slocan 2 0
493 slocan's 2 0
494 socanav 3 0
495 soundscan 2 0
496 subvolcanic 4 0
497 sugarcane 3 0
498 supplicant 3 0
499 telemecanique 5 0
500 texscan 2 0
501 toscano 3 0
502 traficant 3 0
503 traficante 4 0
504 traficants 3 0
505 transamerican 5 0
506 transamerican's 5 0
507 transcanada 4 0
508 transcanada's 4 0
509 tropicana 4 0
510 tropicana's 4 0
511 tuscan 2 0
512 unamerican 5 0
513 uncannily 4 0
514 vacanti 3 0
515 vatican's 3 0
516 volcanically 4 0
517 volcano's 3 0
518 volcanoes 3 0
519 volcanologist 5 0
520 volcanologists 5 0
521 voncannon 3 0
522 vulcan 2 0
523 vulcan's 2 0
524 vulcans 2 0
525 vuncannon 3 0
526 wiccan 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "can".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 scan 1 5
2 caen 1 0
3 cahn 1 0
4 cann 1 0
5 kan 1 0
6 kann 1 0
7 kanne 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "can".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 an 1 3740
2 cane 1 12
3 scan 1 5
4 cans 1 5
5 clan 1 2
6 cain 1 2
7 cant 1 1
8 mcan 2 0
9 cyan 2 0
10 coan 1 0
11 cian 1 0
12 chan 1 0
13 carn 1 0
14 cano 2 0
15 cann 1 0
16 cana 2 0
17 cahn 1 0
18 caen 1 0
19 caan 1 0
20 ca 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "can" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 can be 1 176
2 can also 2 18
3 can cause 1 7
4 can have 1 7
5 can use 1 6
6 can lead 1 5
7 can only 2 5
8 can easily 3 5
9 can make 1 5
10 can determine 3 4
11 can vary 2 4
12 can become 2 4
13 can exist 2 3
14 can occur 2 3
15 can produce 2 3
16 can perform 2 3
17 can still 1 3
18 can take 1 2
19 can detect 2 2
20 can carry 2 2
21 can do 1 2
22 can cope 1 2
23 can include 2 2
24 can now 1 2
25 can elect 2 2
26 can access 2 2
27 can even 2 2
28 can hardly 2 2
29 can participate 4 2
30 can execute 3 2
31 can address 2 2
32 can decrease 2 2
33 can give 1 2
34 can reasonably 4 2
35 can show 1 2
36 can you 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "can" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 which can 1 17
2 that can 1 15
3 it can 1 15
4 and can 1 13
5 this can 1 11
6 they can 1 11
7 one can 1 8
8 manifold can 3 7
9 music can 2 7
10 propaganda can 4 4
11 how can 1 4
12 we can 1 3
13 system can 2 3
14 systems can 2 3
15 people can 2 3
16 programs can 2 3
17 objects can 2 3
18 instructions can 3 3
19 ms can 1 3
20 asbestos can 3 2
21 uranus can 3 2
22 law can 1 2
23 sphere can 1 2
24 as can 1 2
25 nor can 1 2
26 second can 2 2
27 cameras can 3 2
28 details can 2 2
29 history can 3 2
30 whales can 1 2
31 there can 1 2
32 intake can 2 2
33 but can 1 2
34 he can 1 2
35 tournaments can 3 2
36 rifles can 2 2
37 attack can 2 2
38 reactions can 3 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "can" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "can".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 can't 1 169
2 con 1 7
3 can's 1 0
4 cnn 3 0
5 cnn's 3 0
6 cnn.com 5 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 526

Sound Alikes: 7

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 36

Words that Precede: 38

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 6

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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