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Term: measles

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "measles": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. measles

measles

Definitions

Noun

  1. An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "measles".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 measles 2 2

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "measles".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 models 2 47
2 missiles 2 32
3 muscles 2 31
4 metals 2 7
5 morals 2 7
6 motels 2 7
7 medals 2 4
8 mammals 2 3
9 maples 2 3
10 michael's 2 2
11 mussels 2 2
12 michaels 2 1
13 missile's 2 1
14 mitchell's 2 1
15 modules 2 1
16 muzzles 2 1
17 emuil's 3 0
18 mattel's 2 0
19 mccall's 2 0
20 meisels 2 0
21 merrill's 2 0
22 metal's 2 0
23 metals' 2 0
24 michals 2 0
25 michel's 2 0
26 michelle's 2 0
27 michels 2 0
28 michiels 2 0
29 mickels 2 0
30 mickles 2 0
31 mikels 2 0
32 mikles 2 0
33 missiles' 2 0
34 mobil's 2 0
35 mobile's 2 0
36 mobiles 2 0
37 model's 2 0
38 models' 2 0
39 moguls 2 0
40 muddles 2 0
41 muffles 2 0
42 myrtles 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "measles".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 measures 2 49
2 meals 1 26
3 males 1 19
4 metals 2 7
5 medals 2 4
6 messes 2 1
7 mease 1 0
8 eases 2 0
9 eales 1 0
10 meatless 2 0
11 teases 2 0
12 seales 1 0
13 mesler 3 0
14 meshes 2 0
15 meleis 3 0
16 measly 2 0
17 measel 2 0
18 meares 1 0
19 mealey 2 0
20 mealer 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "measles" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "measles" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "measles" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "measles".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 42

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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Measles cases surged in 2025 as vaccination rates dropped
Jan 23, 2026 PBS
One case of measles reported in Ransom County
Apr 1, 2026 Health and Human Services North Dakota (.gov)
Public Health Confirms Local Measles Case, Public Exposures Identified
Apr 16, 2026 Maricopa County (.gov)
Measles confirmed in Coconino County
Dec 30, 2025 Coconino.az.gov
Utah measles outbreak tops 600 cases, now most active in the US
Apr 15, 2026 CIDRAP
Health minister urges caution with children during Eid travel to prevent measles infection
May 23, 2026 Dhaka Tribune
CDC confirms 59 new measles cases, 1,952 total
May 22, 2026 CIDRAP

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