confounds
Definitions
Verb
- Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- Mistake one thing for another
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "confounds".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compounds | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | crossroads | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | coincides | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | contends | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | concludes | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | caseloads | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | concord's | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | copeland's | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | copperheads | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | copycodes | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | courtaulds | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | crackheads | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | crosswords | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | kirkland's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | scorecards | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | scotland's | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "confounds".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | found | 1 | 536 |
| 2 | funds | 1 | 95 |
| 3 | confronted | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | profound | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | compounds | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | contours | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | founders | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | confronts | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | confuse | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | contends | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | pronouns | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | nouns | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | coons | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | confounded | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | confounding | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | newfound | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | confound | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | cofounder | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | coniferous | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | conus | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "confounds" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "confounds" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "confounds".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 16
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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