A big semicolon

Term: tapering

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

  1. Term
  2. tapering

tapering

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of gradually lowering the size or amount

Verb

  1. Diminish gradually
  2. Give a point to
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "tapering".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tapering 3 2

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "tapering".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 training 2 156
2 standing 2 101
3 starting 2 68
4 studying 3 40
5 striking 2 39
6 testing 2 32
7 trading 2 25
8 attending 3 23
9 stretching 2 17
10 tracing 2 17
11 treating 2 11
12 taxing 2 9
13 straining 2 7
14 streaming 2 7
15 trailing 2 7
16 starving 2 6
17 stamping 2 5
18 stressing 2 5
19 twirling 2 5
20 striving 2 4
21 strolling 2 4
22 tending 2 4
23 strapping 2 3
24 tasting 2 3
25 tracking 2 3
26 outlining 3 2
27 stifling 2 2
28 stinking 2 2
29 stroking 2 2
30 teetering 3 2
31 toasting 2 2
32 trapping 2 2
33 trimming 2 2
34 tripping 2 2
35 trucking 2 2
36 tutoring 3 2
37 twitching 2 2
38 attesting 3 1
39 outpouring 3 1
40 stomping 2 1
41 storming 2 1
42 strafing 2 1
43 striding 2 1
44 stringing 2 1
45 strumming 2 1
46 strutting 2 1
47 stumping 2 1
48 taunting 2 1
49 tenting 2 1
50 tilting 2 1
51 tottering 3 1
52 toweling 3 1
53 treading 2 1
54 outbidding 3 0
55 outfitting 3 0
56 outgaining 3 0
57 outgrowing 3 0
58 outguessing 3 0
59 outgunning 3 0
60 outliving 3 0
61 outpacing 3 0
62 outpouching 3 0
63 outraging 3 0
64 outrunning 3 0
65 outselling 3 0
66 outvoting 3 0
67 outwitting 3 0
68 stanching 2 0
69 starling 2 0
70 stoelting 2 0
71 storting 2 0
72 streaking 2 0
73 stripping 2 0
74 struebing 2 0
75 stuttering 3 0
76 tackling 2 0
77 tailoring 3 0
78 tainting 2 0
79 tallying 3 0
80 tamping 2 0
81 tanking 2 0
82 tasking 2 0
83 tattooing 3 0
84 toddling 2 0
85 toensing 2 0
86 toggling 2 0
87 torching 2 0
88 trashing 2 0
89 trekking 2 0
90 tricking 2 0
91 trilling 2 0
92 trolling 2 0
93 trooping 2 0
94 trotting 2 0
95 trudging 2 0
96 tweaking 2 0
97 twining 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 staring 2 26
2 appearing 3 16
3 tearing 2 9
4 peering 2 9
5 tapping 2 6
6 tampering 3 2
7 terming 2 1
8 papering 3 0
9 taping 2 0
10 tempering 3 0
11 pampering 3 0
12 hampering 3 0
13 diapering 3 0
14 tarring 2 0
15 tapings 2 0
16 tamping 2 0
17 persing 2 0
18 perking 2 0
19 haering 3 0
20 alperin 3 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 97

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.

⭐ Random Word

📰 This Word in the News:

Rain showers tapering off this evening, few snow showers Monday & Tuesday
Apr 5, 2026 WABI
The Science Of Taper As Preparation For Swim Performance
Apr 17, 2026 SwimSwam
Examining Psychiatric Medication Tapering and Withdrawal: The Evolving Role of Pharmacists — A Conversation with Agnes Higgins and Cathal Cadogan
Apr 1, 2026 Mad In America
New study explores when MG patients can taper immunosuppressive therapy
Jan 21, 2026 Myasthenia Gravis News
WhiteSands Treatment Center Publishes New Resource on Safe Buspirone Tapering
Mar 2, 2026 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Analysis-BOJ could temper its taper as bond wobbles rattle markets
May 19, 2026 Yahoo! Finance Canada
BOJ to slow pace of bond tapering next year as fresh risks emerge
Jun 17, 2025 Reuters

Skim the Dictionary

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz