deficient
Definitions
Adjective
- Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "deficient".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dominant | 3 | 65 |
| 2 | detergent | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | adolescent | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | deterrent | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | divergent | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | advisement | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | decadent | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | decedent | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | deodorant | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | diligent | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | deferment | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | dissident | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | adornment | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | datapoint | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | delahunt | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | determent | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | dillahunt | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | dilletante | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | disappoint | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | dissonant | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | divalent | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | dunavant | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | dunnavant | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "deficient".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sufficient | 3 | 63 |
| 2 | efficiency | 4 | 50 |
| 3 | efficient | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | decent | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | deficit | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | deficiency | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | descent | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | deficiencies | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | efficiently | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | inefficient | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | proficient | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | coefficient | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | coefficients | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | defiant | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | deficits | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | devincent | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | deficit's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | beneficent | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | inefficiently | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | reticent | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "deficient" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "deficient" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "deficient" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "deficient".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 23
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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