pun
Definitions
Noun
- A humorous play on words
Verb
- Make a play on words
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "pun".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punishment | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | spun | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | punished | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | puny | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | punch | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | punctuated | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | pungent | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | impunity | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | punctured | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | punish | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | punching | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | punctuation | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | punishments | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | punk | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | expunge | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | pun | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | punched | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | punches | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | punctuality | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | puncturing | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | punditry | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | pundits | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | pungently | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | punishable | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | punishes | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | punishing | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | punitive | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | punks | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | rapunzel | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | unpunished | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | acupuncture | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | cherrapunji | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | compunction | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | counterpunch | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | drepung | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | expunged | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | greenspun | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | homespun | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | punchline | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | punchy | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | punctate | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | punctilious | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | punctual | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | punctuate | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | punctuating | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | puncture | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | punctures | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | pundit | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | pundt | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | puneet | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | pung | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | punic | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | punisher | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | punishingly | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | punit | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | punjab | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | punjab's | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | punkin | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | punky | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | puns | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | punsalan | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | punt | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | punta | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | punter | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | punto | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | punts | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | punxsutawney | 4 | 0 |
| 68 | spunk | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | spunky | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pun".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "pun" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pun" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pun" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | extended | 3 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 69
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 6
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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