destitution
Definitions
Noun
- A state without friends or money or prospects
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "destitution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | description | 3 | 54 |
| 2 | distinction | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | destruction | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | disposition | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | destination | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | deformation | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | designation | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | dissociation | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | delineation | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | distillation | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | distraction | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | deceleration | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | degradation | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | deliberation | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | demarcation | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | dereliction | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | devastation | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | degeneration | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | dehydration | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | deification | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | deprivation | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | desecration | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | disaffection | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | dislocation | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | deportation | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | depravation | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | depredation | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | dimunition | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | dysfunction | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "destitution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | situation | 4 | 196 |
| 2 | institutions | 4 | 98 |
| 3 | distribution | 4 | 85 |
| 4 | situations | 4 | 51 |
| 5 | constitution | 4 | 49 |
| 6 | institution | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | destruction | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | prostitution | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | destination | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | hesitation | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | estimation | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | deposition | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | destitute | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | substitution | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | restitution | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | substitutions | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | dentition | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | destinations | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | deinstitutionalize | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | reinstituting | 5 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "destitution".
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 29
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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