contest
Definitions
Noun
- An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- A struggle between rivals
Verb
- To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "contest".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contest | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | contests | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | contestants | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | contested | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | contest's | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | contestable | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | contestant | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | contesting | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | uncontested | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "contest".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expressed | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | consist | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | collapsed | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | closest | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | compost | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | commenced | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | confessed | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | cubist | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | coldest | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | cultist | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | canvassed | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | coalesced | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | cruelest | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | cutest | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | kindest | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | quickest | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | activist | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | acusyst | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | aquarist | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | canoeist | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | canwest | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | careerist | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | cleanest | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | clearest | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | combust | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | comcast | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | congest | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | conversed | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | exorcist | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | oculist | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | scariest | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | skinniest | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "contest".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contrast | 2 | 74 |
| 2 | content | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | context | 2 | 35 |
| 4 | counties | 2 | 35 |
| 5 | contents | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | contempt | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | contests | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | counters | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | contends | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | contested | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | cones | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | contexts | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | contest's | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | congest | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | cotes | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | conte | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | contesting | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | contestant | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | countess | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | contento | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "contest" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "contest" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "contest" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "contest".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contest's | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 9
Sound Alikes: 32
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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