precedes
Definitions
Verb
- Be earlier in time; go back further
- Come before
- Be the predecessor of
- Move ahead (of others) in time or space
- Furnish with a preface or introduction
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "precedes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | provides | 2 | 81 |
| 2 | periods | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | proceeds | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | peptides | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | poland's | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | aptitudes | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | preludes | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | presides | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | packwood's | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | passwords | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | penrod's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | period's | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | persuades | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | petrides | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pickands | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | placards | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | placid's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | polaroid's | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | polaroids | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | preceeds | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | spaniards | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "precedes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | procedures | 3 | 61 |
| 2 | preceded | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | precedent | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | precede | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | precedents | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | recede | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | precedence | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | receded | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | recedes | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | preceeds | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | precludes | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | reeders | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | preceed | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | paredes | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | protectees | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | pretenders | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | reeds | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | cedes | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | speeders | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | rezendes | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "precedes" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "precedes" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "precedes" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | existence | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "precedes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 21
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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