proboscis
Definitions
Noun
- The human nose (especially when it is large)
- A long flexible snout as of an elephant
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "proboscis".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prosperous | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | paralysis | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | politeness | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | populous | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | populace | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | prodigious | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | precocious | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | posthumous | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | propitious | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | apotheosis | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | pandanus | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | patroness | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | precipice | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | purposeless | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | palonius | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | pancreas | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | parnassus | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | paulhamus | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pendulous | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | petronas | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | pilotless | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | pleuritis | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | pluribus | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | polhemus | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | polonius | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | predaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | prophetess | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | prothallus | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | spartacus | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "proboscis".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prospects | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | proposes | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | robots | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | prognosis | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | thrombosis | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | prosecutions | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | proscribe | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | prosise | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | proscia | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | proscribes | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | pross | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | robotics | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | provosts | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | probasco | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | thrombolysis | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | robins | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | przybocki | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | provocations | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | protocols | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | prosch | 1 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "proboscis" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "proboscis" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "proboscis" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "proboscis".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 29
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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