leakey
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Noun
- English paleontologist (son of louis leakey and mary leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944)
- English paleontologist (the wife of louis leakey) who discovered the zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)
- English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "leakey".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lucky | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | blakey | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | flaky | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | leaky | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | blackie | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | blaikie | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | cluckey | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | clukey | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | lackey | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | lackie | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | lakey | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | leckey | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | leckie | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | lewke | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | loci | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | lockey | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lockie | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | lokey | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | luckey | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | luckie | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | plucky | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "leakey".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "leakey" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "leakey" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "leakey" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "leakey".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | looked | 1 | 367 |
| 2 | locked | 1 | 30 |
| 3 | lacked | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | linked | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | larkin | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | licked | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | locker | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | lookup | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | leaked | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | lookit | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | lurked | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | lockup | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | lucked | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | laakso | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | lackey | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | lackie | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lamkin | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | lankan | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | larkey | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | lasker | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | laskey | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | laskin | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | latkas | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | leaker | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | leckey | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | leckie | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | leikam | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | leiken | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | leiker | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | lenker | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | licker | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | linker | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | linkup | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | lipkin | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | liskey | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | locken | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | locket | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | lockey | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | lockie | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | lokken | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | looker | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | lookin' | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | lucken | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | lucker | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | luckey | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | luckie | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | luckow | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | luckyn | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | lueken | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | lufkin | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | lugkov | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | luskin | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 21
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 52
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Biruté Galdikas, Louis Leakey protégée who became the world's foremost expert on orangutans – obituary
Mar 26, 2026 The Telegraph
Mar 26, 2026 The Telegraph
'Torn to pieces': Hail destroys Leakey garden nursery during Tuesday's strong storms
Mar 10, 2026 kens5.com
Mar 10, 2026 kens5.com
Biruté Galdikas, authority on orangutans, has died. She was one of ‘Leakey’s Angels.’
Apr 4, 2026 The Washington Post
Apr 4, 2026 The Washington Post

