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Term: capstan

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capstan

Definitions

Noun

  1. A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "capstan".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 capstan 2 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "capstan".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 question 2 257
2 christian 2 144
3 commission 3 103
4 creation 3 46
5 exception 3 40
6 carleton 2 29
7 corruption 3 14
8 kremlin 2 11
9 crimson 2 8
10 collision 3 7
11 cohesion 3 6
12 commotion 3 6
13 correction 3 5
14 kingston 2 5
15 kimpton 2 4
16 carlson 2 3
17 clifton 2 3
18 clinton 2 3
19 collagen 3 3
20 collusion 3 3
21 octillion 3 3
22 squadron 2 3
23 corcoran 3 2
24 crossman 2 2
25 excursion 3 2
26 skeleton 3 2
27 accordion 4 1
28 carsten 2 1
29 caucasian 3 1
30 axelsen 3 0
31 axelson 3 0
32 cahalan 3 0
33 callanan 3 0
34 calligan 3 0
35 callinan 3 0
36 callison 3 0
37 cambron 2 0
38 campion 3 0
39 campton 2 0
40 cantlon 2 0
41 caperton 3 0
42 capitan 3 0
43 capoten 3 0
44 cardoen 3 0
45 carlsen 2 0
46 carlsson 2 0
47 carlton 2 0
48 carmean 3 0
49 carrigan 3 0
50 caspian 3 0
51 catherman 3 0
52 catterson 3 0
53 catterton 3 0
54 cauldron 2 0
55 causation 3 0
56 caxton 2 0
57 chrisman 2 0
58 chrismon 2 0
59 christon 2 0
60 clairson 2 0
61 clanton 2 0
62 clapman 2 0
63 clapton 2 0
64 clarion 3 0
65 classman 2 0
66 claudian 3 0
67 claudson 2 0
68 claussen 2 0
69 claxon 2 0
70 clearman 2 0
71 clemson 2 0
72 clingan 2 0
73 clingman 2 0
74 clopton 2 0
75 coldren 3 0
76 coleson 3 0
77 collegian 3 0
78 collison 3 0
79 colston 2 0
80 coltrane 2 0
81 commision 3 0
82 compton 2 0
83 condren 3 0
84 condron 2 0
85 cookston 2 0
86 coplen 3 0
87 copperman 3 0
88 corkran 2 0
89 cornman 2 0
90 corrigan 3 0
91 cotterman 3 0
92 coulston 2 0
93 crafton 2 0
94 cramton 2 0
95 creasman 2 0
96 creelman 2 0
97 cressman 2 0
98 cretien 2 0
99 crichton 2 0
100 crishman 2 0
101 crisman 2 0
102 crismon 2 0
103 crispen 2 0
104 crissman 2 0
105 croatian 3 0
106 crofton 2 0
107 croston 2 0
108 cubbison 3 0
109 cullerton 3 0
110 culligan 3 0
111 cullinan 3 0
112 cullison 3 0
113 cumpton 2 0
114 cureton 2 0
115 currington 3 0
116 erxleben 3 0
117 excedrin 3 0
118 kalugin 3 0
119 kampman 2 0
120 kampmann 2 0
121 kansian 3 0
122 kantian 3 0
123 kapitan 3 0
124 karajan 3 0
125 karelian 4 0
126 karlsen 2 0
127 karlson 2 0
128 karlsson 2 0
129 karsten 2 0
130 katzman 2 0
131 kautzman 2 0
132 kellerman 3 0
133 kellermann 3 0
134 kellison 3 0
135 kempson 2 0
136 kempton 2 0
137 kenerson 3 0
138 kenison 3 0
139 kennerson 3 0
140 kennison 3 0
141 keranen 3 0
142 keratin 3 0
143 kernaghan 3 0
144 kernigan 3 0
145 kerrigan 3 0
146 ketchikan 3 0
147 ketterman 3 0
148 keynesian 3 0
149 kietzman 2 0
150 kindran 2 0
151 kinnaman 3 0
152 kinnamon 3 0
153 kinnison 3 0
154 kinnunen 3 0
155 kinston 2 0
156 kipperman 3 0
157 kitterman 3 0
158 kitzman 2 0
159 klarman 2 0
160 kleinman 2 0
161 klesken 2 0
162 kligman 2 0
163 klingman 2 0
164 klugman 2 0
165 klusman 2 0
166 knudsen 2 0
167 knudson 2 0
168 knudtson 2 0
169 koeneman 3 0
170 kortman 2 0
171 kreisman 2 0
172 kreitman 2 0
173 kretchman 2 0
174 krishnan 2 0
175 kristen 2 0
176 krogman 2 0
177 kruchten 2 0
178 krudman 2 0
179 krugman 2 0
180 krupman 2 0
181 kunsman 2 0
182 kunzman 2 0
183 kuperman 3 0
184 kurian 3 0
185 kurkjian 3 0
186 kurtzman 2 0
187 kyllonen 3 0
188 o'callaghan 4 0
189 ocallaghan 4 0
190 quillian 2 0
191 quinlan 2 0
192 quirion 3 0
193 scorpion 3 0
194 scotsman 2 0
195 scranton 2 0
196 skowhegan 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 captain 2 85
2 capita 3 16
3 capistrano 4 1
4 captains 2 1
5 castano 3 0
6 capitan 3 0
7 casta 2 0
8 chastain 2 0
9 castanon 3 0
10 castagno 3 0
11 castagna 3 0
12 capstone 2 0
13 capitano 4 0
14 catano 3 0
15 catain 2 0
16 caston 2 0
17 casten 2 0
18 caplan 2 0
19 capano 3 0
20 caftan 2 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 "capstan".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 196

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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