merit
Definitions
Noun
- Any admirable quality or attribute
- The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
Verb
- Be worthy or deserving
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "merit".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | merit | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | merits | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | merited | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | emeritus | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | meritorious | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | temerity | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | ameritech | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | ameritech's | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | ameritrust | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | demerit | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | demerits | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | demeritt | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | merithew | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | meriting | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | meritless | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | meritocracy | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | meritor | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | meritt | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "merit".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | minute | 2 | 55 |
| 2 | minot | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | maggot | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | mamet | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | matott | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | mehmet | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | mellott | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | memmott | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | merlot | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | methot | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | midget | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | millet | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | milot | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | minott | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | missett | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | moffat | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | moffatt | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | monit | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | mullet | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | muppet | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | mynatt | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "merit".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "merit" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | merit model | 2 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "merit" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | epistemic merit | 4 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "merit" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | epistemic | 4 | 6 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 18
Sound Alikes: 21
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
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