mercenary
Definitions
Noun
- A person hired to fight for another country than their own
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "mercenary".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "mercenary".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mercer | 2 | 71 |
| 2 | mercy | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | mercenaries | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | mercury | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | merry | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | mercier | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | merce | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | mcnary | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | trenary | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | merenda | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | mcneary | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | mcnairy | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | mcleary | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | mchenry | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | mcgeary | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | mcenery | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | mcenany | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | merna | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | mcnay | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | erena | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 15
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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