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Term: puerile

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

  1. Term
  2. puerile

puerile

Definitions

Adjective

  1. Of or characteristic of a child
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "puerile".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 puerile 2 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "puerile".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 pierceall 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 purple 2 13
2 peril 2 8
3 petrie 2 3
4 perils 2 2
5 perle 1 1
6 purile 2 0
7 sperle 1 0
8 purtle 2 0
9 purdie 2 0
10 pierie 3 0
11 perley 2 0
12 perine 3 0
13 percle 2 0
14 penril 2 0
15 penile 2 0
16 pearle 1 0
17 enrile 2 0
18 aprile 2 0
19 pulverize 3 0
20 peristyle 3 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 payroll 2 16
2 patrols 2 1
3 parrill 2 0
4 pedroli 3 0
5 perrell 2 0
6 petrels 2 0
7 plurals 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 1

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 7

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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‘Embarrassing’: Labor’s ‘puerile’ social media messaging ripped apart
Sep 3, 2026 Adelaide Now
Liz Truss calls Daily Star’s Lizzy Lettuce stunt ‘puerile’ and unfunny
Jun 19, 2023 Press Gazette
‘The Handmaiden’: A sexy, feminist thriller, undermined by puerile voyeurism
Oct 27, 2016 The Washington Post
An A B C of Puerility: Anderson, Britten, Crane
Jun 26, 2012 The New Inquiry
‘Petty, puerile politics’: David Littleproud slams Albo over recent legislation
Jan 14, 2026 3AW
The puerile fantasy of Bridgerton Britain
Feb 10, 2026 The Spectator
Mrs Brown Rides Again, Glasgow Hydro, review: time this puerile, life-draining show was put to bed
Aug 26, 2023 telegraph.co.uk

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