petrified
Definitions
Verb
- Cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
- Change into stone
- Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "petrified".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | purified | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | prophesied | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | paraglide | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | pesticide | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | polyamide | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "petrified".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | specified | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | purified | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | terrified | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | certified | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | verified | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | petitioned | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | petrie | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | stratified | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | personified | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | petrini | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | petered | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | percifield | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | gentrified | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | electrified | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | beatified | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | retried | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | petrify | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | perfidy | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | deified | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | unverified | 4 | 0 |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "petrified".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
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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