stiffen
Definitions
Verb
- Become stiff or stiffer
- Make stiff or stiffer
- Restrict
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "stiffen".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stiffened | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | stiffening | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | stiffens | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | stiffen | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | stiffener | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "stiffen".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | section | 2 | 189 |
| 2 | station | 2 | 105 |
| 3 | spoken | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | sovereign | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | saxon | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | stephen | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | stolen | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | selden | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | stalin | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | swollen | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | steichen | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | sweden | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | slogan | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | staten | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | austrian | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | sultan | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | sunken | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | assyrian | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | citron | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | saffron | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | salton | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | silken | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | sinton | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | smitten | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | sturgeon | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | suction | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | sylvan | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | syrian | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | ascension | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | asleson | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | aspersion | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | asuncion | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | esselman | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | isackson | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | isaksen | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | isakson | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | osterman | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | ostermann | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | sablan | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | saccharin | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | sackman | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | sackmann | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | sadlon | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | saffran | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | safian | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | safran | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | saharan | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | sahlman | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | saindon | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | salwen | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | samoan | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | samson | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | sanden | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | sanson | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | sansone | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | santon | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | sargen | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | sassman | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | scadden | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | scallan | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | scallon | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | scammon | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | scotten | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | scotton | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | scouten | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | scowden | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | scythian | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | seckman | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | seelman | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | sefton | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | seidman | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | seitman | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | seldon | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | sellman | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | selman | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | selmon | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | sequin | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | serbian | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | sexson | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | sibson | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | sickman | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | sidman | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | siefken | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | siegman | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | siegmann | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | siekman | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | siemsen | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | sigman | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | sigmon | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | sillman | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | silman | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | simeon | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | simian | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | simson | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | skillen | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | skogen | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | skousen | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | skowron | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | slacken | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | slaten | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | slaton | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | slatten | 2 | 0 |
| 103 | slatton | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | slauson | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | slaven | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | slawson | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | slayden | 2 | 0 |
| 108 | slaydon | 2 | 0 |
| 109 | slayton | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | sleeman | 2 | 0 |
| 111 | sletten | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | sleven | 2 | 0 |
| 113 | slocan | 2 | 0 |
| 114 | sloman | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | smallen | 2 | 0 |
| 116 | smidgen | 2 | 0 |
| 117 | smolen | 2 | 0 |
| 118 | smullen | 2 | 0 |
| 119 | snedden | 2 | 0 |
| 120 | sneddon | 2 | 0 |
| 121 | snellen | 2 | 0 |
| 122 | snethen | 2 | 0 |
| 123 | sniffen | 2 | 0 |
| 124 | snowden | 2 | 0 |
| 125 | snowdon | 2 | 0 |
| 126 | sofian | 3 | 0 |
| 127 | soisson | 2 | 0 |
| 128 | soldan | 2 | 0 |
| 129 | sorgen | 2 | 0 |
| 130 | sovran | 2 | 0 |
| 131 | spillane | 2 | 0 |
| 132 | spleisson | 2 | 0 |
| 133 | spoden | 2 | 0 |
| 134 | stalon | 2 | 0 |
| 135 | stammen | 2 | 0 |
| 136 | staron | 2 | 0 |
| 137 | stassen | 2 | 0 |
| 138 | staton | 2 | 0 |
| 139 | statton | 2 | 0 |
| 140 | stayton | 2 | 0 |
| 141 | steeton | 2 | 0 |
| 142 | steffan | 2 | 0 |
| 143 | steffen | 2 | 0 |
| 144 | stehman | 2 | 0 |
| 145 | steiman | 2 | 0 |
| 146 | stemen | 2 | 0 |
| 147 | stepan | 2 | 0 |
| 148 | stephan | 2 | 0 |
| 149 | sterman | 2 | 0 |
| 150 | steven | 2 | 0 |
| 151 | stollen | 2 | 0 |
| 152 | stoughton | 2 | 0 |
| 153 | straughan | 2 | 0 |
| 154 | sturman | 2 | 0 |
| 155 | suasion | 2 | 0 |
| 156 | sugden | 2 | 0 |
| 157 | sulton | 2 | 0 |
| 158 | sundin | 2 | 0 |
| 159 | susman | 2 | 0 |
| 160 | sussman | 2 | 0 |
| 161 | sutphen | 2 | 0 |
| 162 | suzman | 2 | 0 |
| 163 | sweeden | 2 | 0 |
| 164 | sweeten | 2 | 0 |
| 165 | sweeton | 2 | 0 |
| 166 | sybron | 2 | 0 |
| 167 | syngman | 2 | 0 |
| 168 | syscon | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "stiffen".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stiff | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | stiffened | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | strife | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | stiffening | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | stiffens | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | stifle | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | stiffer | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | steffens | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | stiffs | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | stiffener | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | stiffel | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | stiffed | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | steffen | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | sniffen | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | stiffler | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | stiffest | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | tiffin | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | stifel | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | stiens | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | steffe | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "stiffen" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "stiffen" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "stiffen" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 168
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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