defecting
Definitions
Verb
- Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
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Words that sound like the term "defecting".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "defecting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expecting | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | reflecting | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | selecting | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | detecting | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | rejecting | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | effecting | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | defeating | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | perfecting | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | erecting | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | defect | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | defection | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | electing | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | defacing | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | deflecting | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | deflection | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | defections | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | ejecting | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | deleting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | deprecating | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | infecting | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 80
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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