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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

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Words That Precede

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Statistically Associated

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Consonant Match

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

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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.

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