caries
Definitions
Noun
- Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "caries".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "caries".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carries | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | crises | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | crimes | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | carriers | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | varies | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | cares | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | calories | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | cries | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | caris | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | carie | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | aries | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | scariest | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | cardiges | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | caprices | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | canaries | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | scares | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | faries | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | crites | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | claris | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | carves | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | carris | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "caries" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "caries" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "caries" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "caries".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curves | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | circus | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | corpus | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | curses | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | curtis | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | caress | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | carols | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | currys | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | carats | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | cardis | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | cargos | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | carles | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | carlos | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | carnes | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | carras | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | carris | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | carves | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | cdroms | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | chriss | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | circus's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | cirrus | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | corals | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | cordes | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | cordis | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | cordts | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | corpus-christi | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | cortes | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | corvus | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | curios | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | curtis' | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 30
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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