plain
Definitions
Noun
- Extensive tract of level open land
- A basic knitting stitch
Adjective
- Not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- Lacking patterns especially in color
Verb
- Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Adverb
- Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "plain".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explained | 2 | 80 |
| 2 | explain | 2 | 64 |
| 3 | plain | 1 | 48 |
| 4 | complained | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | explains | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | plainly | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | complaint | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | plains | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | explaining | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | complain | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | complaints | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | chaplain | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | complaining | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | plaintiff | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | unexplained | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | champlain | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | complains | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | plainfield | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | plaintiffs | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | plaintive | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | chaplains | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | complainant | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | plainclothes | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | plaintiff's | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | plainview | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | unexplainable | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | complainant's | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | complainants | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | complainer | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | complainers | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | explainable | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | floodplain | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | kaplain | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | kaplain's | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | mansplain | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | plainer | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | plaines | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | plaino | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | plainsong | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | plaintiffs' | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | plaintively | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | splain | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | splaine | 1 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "plain".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "plain".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plan | 1 | 205 |
| 2 | playing | 2 | 101 |
| 3 | pain | 1 | 88 |
| 4 | explain | 2 | 64 |
| 5 | placing | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | plainly | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | plains | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | spain | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | lain | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | playin' | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | splain | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | plaino | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | splaine | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | poclain | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | plating | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | plaines | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | plainer | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | paladin | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | kaplain | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | slain | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "plain" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "plain" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coastal plain | 2 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "plain" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coastal | 2 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 43
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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