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Term: lessen

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

  1. Term
  2. lessen

lessen

Definitions

Verb

  1. Decrease in size, extent, or range
  2. Make smaller
  3. Wear off or die down
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "lessen".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lessened 2 9
2 lessening 3 7
3 lessen 2 5
4 lessens 2 1
5 slessenger 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "lessen".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 listen 2 51
2 latin 2 50
3 eleven 3 40
4 illusion 3 37
5 lesson 2 29
6 clayton 2 27
7 lemon 2 18
8 lauren 2 10
9 lotion 2 8
10 legion 2 7
11 slogan 2 7
12 laden 2 6
13 laymen 2 6
14 lenin 2 6
15 linen 2 6
16 lucian 2 5
17 glisten 2 4
18 laban 2 4
19 allusion 3 3
20 bludgeon 2 3
21 gladden 2 3
22 layman 2 3
23 loosen 2 3
24 elation 3 2
25 gleason 2 2
26 lawman 2 2
27 leaden 2 2
28 lesion 2 2
29 logan 2 2
30 lumen 2 2
31 alison 3 1
32 allison 3 1
33 flatten 2 1
34 glennon 2 1
35 layton 2 1
36 lehman 2 1
37 lehmann 2 1
38 leighton 2 1
39 leyden 2 1
40 loren 2 1
41 lyman 2 1
42 alaron 3 0
43 albion 3 0
44 aleutian 3 0
45 allergan 3 0
46 allergen 3 0
47 allerton 3 0
48 allston 2 0
49 allyson 3 0
50 alston 2 0
51 altman 2 0
52 altmann 2 0
53 aultman 2 0
54 blacken 2 0
55 bladen 2 0
56 blaydon 2 0
57 blegen 2 0
58 blethen 2 0
59 bliven 2 0
60 blurton 2 0
61 claassen 2 0
62 clamen 2 0
63 claran 2 0
64 claren 2 0
65 clasen 2 0
66 clason 2 0
67 classen 2 0
68 classon 2 0
69 clausen 2 0
70 clauson 2 0
71 clawson 2 0
72 clayman 2 0
73 clayson 2 0
74 cleeton 2 0
75 clemen 2 0
76 cleven 2 0
77 cloonan 2 0
78 closson 2 0
79 eilerman 3 0
80 elfman 2 0
81 elison 3 0
82 elkton 2 0
83 ellemann 3 0
84 ellerman 3 0
85 elliman 3 0
86 ellison 3 0
87 ellyson 3 0
88 elsdon 2 0
89 flaten 2 0
90 fleeman 2 0
91 flippen 2 0
92 floren 2 0
93 flowton 2 0
94 glacken 2 0
95 glasson 2 0
96 glavan 2 0
97 gleaton 2 0
98 gleeson 2 0
99 glidden 2 0
100 glisson 2 0
101 glosson 2 0
102 gluten 2 0
103 klaassen 2 0
104 klamon 2 0
105 klasen 2 0
106 klassen 2 0
107 klayman 2 0
108 kleban 2 0
109 kleeman 2 0
110 kleiman 2 0
111 kleman 2 0
112 klemann 2 0
113 kleven 2 0
114 klieman 2 0
115 lafon 2 0
116 lagan 2 0
117 lahman 2 0
118 lahmann 2 0
119 laman 2 0
120 lammon 2 0
121 langen 2 0
122 lannan 2 0
123 lannen 2 0
124 lannon 2 0
125 lappen 2 0
126 lassen 2 0
127 lathan 2 0
128 lathon 2 0
129 laton 2 0
130 laudon 2 0
131 laughton 2 0
132 lauman 2 0
133 laumann 2 0
134 lauten 2 0
135 lauzon 2 0
136 lavan 2 0
137 laven 2 0
138 lawhon 2 0
139 lawson 2 0
140 lawton 2 0
141 layden 2 0
142 laymon 2 0
143 layson 2 0
144 laythan 2 0
145 lealan 2 0
146 leaman 2 0
147 leamon 2 0
148 leason 2 0
149 leaton 2 0
150 leaven 2 0
151 leben 2 0
152 lebon 2 0
153 ledden 2 0
154 ledonne 2 0
155 leeman 2 0
156 leemon 2 0
157 leeson 2 0
158 legan 2 0
159 lehnen 2 0
160 leiken 2 0
161 leiman 2 0
162 leinen 2 0
163 leman 2 0
164 lemmon 2 0
165 lennon 2 0
166 lenon 2 0
167 lerhman 2 0
168 levan 2 0
169 leven 2 0
170 lewman 2 0
171 lewton 2 0
172 leysen 2 0
173 lichen 2 0
174 licon 2 0
175 liden 2 0
176 lighten 2 0
177 ligon 2 0
178 liken 2 0
179 liman 2 0
180 limon 2 0
181 linnane 2 0
182 litan 2 0
183 litten 2 0
184 litton 2 0
185 liven 2 0
186 lobban 2 0
187 locken 2 0
188 loden 2 0
189 loehmann 2 0
190 loewen 3 0
191 lohman 2 0
192 lohmann 2 0
193 loken 2 0
194 lokken 2 0
195 loman 2 0
196 lommen 2 0
197 lonon 2 0
198 looman 2 0
199 loton 2 0
200 louden 2 0
201 loudon 2 0
202 loughman 2 0
203 loughran 2 0
204 louthan 2 0
205 lovan 2 0
206 loven 2 0
207 lowden 2 0
208 lowman 2 0
209 lozon 2 0
210 lubben 2 0
211 lucken 2 0
212 ludden 2 0
213 lueken 2 0
214 luellen 2 0
215 luhman 2 0
216 luhmann 2 0
217 luken 2 0
218 luman 2 0
219 lupin 2 0
220 luten 2 0
221 luton 2 0
222 lutton 2 0
223 lycan 2 0
224 lyden 2 0
225 lydon 2 0
226 lykin 2 0
227 lytton 2 0
228 oldman 2 0
229 olesen 3 0
230 oleson 3 0
231 ollison 3 0
232 olsten 2 0
233 oltman 2 0
234 oltmann 2 0
235 plamann 2 0
236 platen 2 0
237 platten 2 0
238 plowden 2 0
239 plowman 2 0
240 plybon 2 0
241 schlangen 2 0
242 slacken 2 0
243 slaten 2 0
244 slaton 2 0
245 slatten 2 0
246 slatton 2 0
247 slauson 2 0
248 slaven 2 0
249 slawson 2 0
250 slayden 2 0
251 slaydon 2 0
252 slayton 2 0
253 sleeman 2 0
254 sletten 2 0
255 sleven 2 0
256 slocan 2 0
257 sloman 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 less 1 437
2 lesson 2 29
3 lesser 2 19
4 lessened 2 9
5 lessening 3 7
6 loesser 2 3
7 esse 1 2
8 lessens 2 1
9 essen 2 0
10 luerssen 2 0
11 olesen 3 0
12 nessen 2 0
13 leysen 2 0
14 lessin 2 0
15 lessee 2 0
16 lassen 2 0
17 kessen 2 0
18 jessen 2 0
19 leen 1 0
20 plessey 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 help 1 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lesson 2 29
2 lassen 2 0
3 lessin 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 5

Sound Alikes: 257

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 3

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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