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Term: refer

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "refer": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. refer

refer

Definitions

Verb

  1. Make reference to
  2. Be relevant to
  3. Think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
  4. Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
  5. Seek information from
  6. Have as a meaning
  7. Use a name to designate
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "refer".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 reference 3 67
2 referred 2 45
3 prefer 2 27
4 refer 2 27
5 preferred 2 26
6 referring 3 18
7 refers 2 18
8 references 4 16
9 preferably 4 14
10 preference 3 9
11 referrals 3 8
12 preferences 4 7
13 preferable 4 6
14 referral 3 6
15 prefers 2 5
16 preferential 4 4
17 preferentially 5 2
18 preferring 3 1
19 referee 3 1
20 referendum 4 1
21 cross-reference 4 0
22 prefered 2 0
23 preferenced 3 0
24 preferreds 3 0
25 referee's 3 0
26 referees 3 0
27 referenced 3 0
28 referencing 4 0
29 referenda 4 0
30 referendums 4 0
31 refering 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "refer".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 prefer 2 27

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "refer".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 prefer 2 27
2 refers 2 18
3 prefers 2 5
4 briefer 2 2
5 referee 3 1
6 reefer 2 0
7 rodefer 3 0
8 reoffer 3 0
9 rempfer 2 0
10 refiner 3 0
11 reffner 2 0
12 reefers 2 0
13 redifer 3 0
14 redfern 2 0
15 urfer 2 0
16 rufer 2 0
17 reyer 2 0
18 reser 2 0
19 remer 2 0
20 reker 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "refer" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 refer to 1 14

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "refer" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 to refer 1 6

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "refer" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 even 2 4
2 particular 4 2
3 also 2 2
4 critics 2 2
5 manifold 3 2
6 intended 3 2
7 often 2 2
8 sometimes 2 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "refer".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 rufer 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 31

Sound Alikes: 1

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 1

Words that Precede: 1

Statistically Associated: 8

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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