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Term: effacing

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

  1. Term
  2. effacing

effacing

Definitions

Verb

  1. Remove completely from recognition or memory
  2. Make inconspicuous
  3. Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "effacing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 effacing 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "effacing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 beginning 3 164
2 becoming 3 57
3 remaining 3 41
4 returning 3 35
5 reducing 3 31
6 relating 3 20
7 emerging 3 15
8 believing 3 14
9 belonging 3 13
10 revealing 3 11
11 defining 3 10
12 devoting 3 10
13 designing 3 9
14 repeating 3 9
15 retiring 3 8
16 dividing 3 7
17 recalling 3 7
18 retaining 3 7
19 residing 3 6
20 reversing 3 6
21 denoting 3 5
22 desiring 4 5
23 receding 3 5
24 behaving 3 4
25 rejoicing 3 4
26 reserving 3 4
27 resuming 3 4
28 beguiling 3 3
29 defeating 3 3
30 dismaying 3 3
31 rebelling 3 3
32 regaining 3 3
33 deserving 3 2
34 discerning 3 2
35 eluding 3 2
36 erasing 3 2
37 repairing 3 2
38 reviving 3 2
39 seceding 3 2
40 befitting 3 1
41 beheading 3 1
42 besetting 3 1
43 besieging 3 1
44 betraying 3 1
45 deceiving 3 1
46 decrying 3 1
47 defacing 3 1
48 delighting 3 1
49 deluding 3 1
50 deploying 3 1
51 devising 3 1
52 emitting 3 1
53 evading 3 1
54 evoking 3 1
55 redeeming 3 1
56 rehearsing 3 1
57 relieving 3 1
58 replying 3 1
59 resigning 3 1
60 revising 3 1
61 begetting 3 0
62 bemoaning 3 0
63 berating 3 0
64 bestowing 3 0
65 debasing 3 0
66 decoding 3 0
67 deleting 3 0
68 demeaning 3 0
69 denuding 3 0
70 derailing 3 0
71 deriding 3 0
72 detailing 3 0
73 detaining 3 0
74 devouring 4 0
75 elating 3 0
76 eroding 3 0
77 negating 3 0
78 rebutting 3 0
79 recouping 3 0
80 regaling 3 0
81 reneging 3 0
82 revering 3 0
83 reverting 3 0
84 revoking 3 0
85 seducing 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 teaching 2 67
2 reaching 2 43
3 facing 2 34
4 racing 2 22
5 pacing 2 7
6 reacting 3 4
7 menacing 3 4
8 enacting 3 4
9 effecting 3 3
10 exacting 3 2
11 defacing 3 1
12 beaching 2 1
13 offing 2 1
14 facings 2 0
15 leaching 2 0
16 fasching 2 0
17 effinger 3 0
18 resurfacing 4 0
19 refinancing 4 0
20 faxing 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 85

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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A Brief, Nerdy, Only Slightly Self-Effacing Conversation With New Zealand Band The Beths
Jul 20, 2020 jezebel.com
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Jan 29, 2026 The Indian Express
Nation Editor: My chance encounter with the self-effacing billionaire Hasmukh Patel
Sep 1, 2024 Daily Nation
RANDALL BEACH: Self-effacing New Haven native Paul Giamatti lets his career speak for him
Apr 28, 2011 New Haven Register
New Pope Puts Spotlight on Jesuits, an Influential Yet Self-Effacing Order (Published 2013)
Mar 16, 2013 The New York Times
Robbie Ferron: The Self-Effacing Force Behind St. Maarten's Booming Marine Industry and Heineken Regatta
Mar 1, 2010 allatsea.net
Broken road, effaced pavementsprompt residents to stage protest
Mar 11, 2025 The Times of India

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