while
Definitions
Noun
- A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "while".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "while".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "while".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "while" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | while the | 1 | 53 |
| 2 | while in | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | while a | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | while this | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | while it | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | while others | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | while also | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | while they | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | while some | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | while not | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | while marx | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | while at | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | while its | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | while these | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | while frederick | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | while her | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | while removing | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | while ranking | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | while swimming | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | while he | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | while an | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | while most | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | while many | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | while motion | 2 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "while" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "while" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 6
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 24
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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