phosphorus
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Noun
- A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
- A planet (usually venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "phosphorus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | francis | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | flatness | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | furious | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | fortress | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | fruitless | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | fondness | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | freshness | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | efficacious | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | fatuous | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | featureless | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | facetious | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | fallacious | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | fractious | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | faintness | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | fastness | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | fatherless | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | featherless | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | fenceless | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | fidenas | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | filmless | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | flightless | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | francis' | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | funniness | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | phosphorous | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "phosphorus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | phosphor | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | philosophers | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | prosperous | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | pompous | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | posthumous | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | phosphors | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | phosphates | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | prospers | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | phosphorous | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | phosphorites | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | phosphoric | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | phosphorite | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | homosporous | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | phosphorescence | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | hohorst | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | photoshops | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | holshouser | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | photophoresis | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | heterosporous | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | sorus | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "phosphorus".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 24
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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