plainly
Definitions
Adverb
- Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
- In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "plainly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | partly | 2 | 49 |
| 2 | purely | 2 | 30 |
| 3 | proudly | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | specially | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | powerfully | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | speedily | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | prickly | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | primly | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | sparsely | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | optically | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | parsley | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | piously | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | portly | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | presley | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | sprightly | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | pacelli | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | pajoli | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | papale | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | parmley | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | parshley | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | pendley | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | perrelli | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | piccoli | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | pinelli | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | pingley | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | pinkley | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | pirelli | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | pittsley | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | pixley | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | plumley | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | poggioli | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | powderly | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | pressley | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | pressly | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | pugsley | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | sparkly | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | speciale | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | spendley | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | spinale | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | spinelli | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | spitale | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | spitzley | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | spradley | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | spratley | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | upwardly | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "plainly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plain | 1 | 48 |
| 2 | mainly | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | plains | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | painfully | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | patiently | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | vainly | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | pleasingly | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | lazily | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | pliny | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | placidly | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | plaintively | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | splain | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | plaino | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | linley | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | ainley | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | sparingly | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | plausibly | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | painterly | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | lastingly | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | flaringly | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "plainly" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "plainly" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "plainly" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "plainly".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 45
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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