inefficiency
Definitions
Noun
- Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "inefficiency".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inadequacy | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | incumbency | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | insolvency | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | interagency | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | irrelevancy | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "inefficiency".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | efficiency | 4 | 50 |
| 2 | sufficiently | 4 | 42 |
| 3 | efficient | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | deficiency | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | efficacy | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | efficiently | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | inefficient | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | insufficient | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | insufficiently | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | efficiencies | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | proficiency | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | coefficient | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | self-sufficiency | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | sufficiency | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | beneficence | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | inefficiently | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | inefficiencies | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | immunodeficiency | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | indecency | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | interoffice | 4 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "inefficiency" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "inefficiency" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "inefficiency" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inherent | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "inefficiency".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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