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Term: besetting

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

  1. Term
  2. besetting

besetting

Definitions

Verb

  1. Annoy continually or chronically
  2. Assail or attack on all sides:
  3. Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "besetting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 besetting 3 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "besetting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 beginning 3 164
2 becoming 3 57
3 believing 3 14
4 belonging 3 13
5 budgeting 3 7
6 bordering 3 5
7 baffling 3 4
8 behaving 3 4
9 burgeoning 3 4
10 absorbing 3 3
11 battling 3 3
12 beguiling 3 3
13 blinking 2 3
14 bubbling 3 3
15 beckoning 3 2
16 blasting 2 2
17 blinding 2 2
18 abstaining 3 1
19 ballooning 3 1
20 banishing 3 1
21 bantering 3 1
22 befitting 3 1
23 beheading 3 1
24 besieging 3 1
25 betraying 3 1
26 blending 2 1
27 bottling 3 1
28 branching 2 1
29 bustling 3 1
30 objecting 3 1
31 abducting 3 0
32 abolishing 4 0
33 absolving 3 0
34 babbling 3 0
35 balloting 3 0
36 barreling 3 0
37 bartering 3 0
38 bartling 2 0
39 battening 3 0
40 beekeeping 3 0
41 begetting 3 0
42 bemoaning 3 0
43 benighting 3 0
44 berating 3 0
45 bertling 3 0
46 beseeching 3 0
47 bestowing 3 0
48 blanding 2 0
49 blanking 2 0
50 blotching 2 0
51 blunting 2 0
52 boggling 3 0
53 bottoming 3 0
54 boycotting 3 0
55 branding 2 0
56 breasting 2 0
57 brokering 3 0
58 burdening 3 0
59 bypassing 3 0
60 obviating 4 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 setting 2 60
2 settling 3 11
3 settings 2 9
4 betting 2 5
5 typesetting 3 1
6 upsetting 3 1
7 restating 3 1
8 bettering 3 1
9 besieging 3 1
10 begetting 3 0
11 besting 2 0
12 reseting 3 0
13 abetting 3 0
14 bettin 2 0
15 benefitting 4 0
16 resenting 3 0
17 deserting 3 0
18 breasting 2 0
19 bettinger 3 0
20 bestowing 3 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

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Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 60

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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