especially
Definitions
Adverb
- To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
- In a special manner
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "especially".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assembly | 3 | 50 |
| 2 | unlikely | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | officially | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | monopoly | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | commercially | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | uneasily | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | acutely | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | unfairly | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | ungainly | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | ungodly | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | unwisely | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | absurdly | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | anomaly | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | obliquely | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | unseemly | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | unsightly | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | untimely | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | adroitly | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | astutely | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | avowedly | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | concisely | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | mcanelly | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | mcevilly | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | mcsorley | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | summarily | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "especially".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | special | 2 | 250 |
| 2 | essentially | 4 | 47 |
| 3 | specifically | 4 | 38 |
| 4 | respectively | 4 | 31 |
| 5 | socially | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | specify | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | specially | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | specialty | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | superficially | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | respectfully | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | electrically | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | especial | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | speciality | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | specials | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | speciale | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | respectably | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | scally | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | special's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | esthetically | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | beneficially | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "especially" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "especially" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "especially" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | literature | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | education | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | built | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | kazakhstan | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | marx | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | workers | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | ford | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "especially".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 8
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 7
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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