ransom
Definitions
Noun
- Money demanded for the return of a captured person
- Payment for the release of someone
- The act of freeing from captivity or punishment
Verb
- Exchange or buy back for money; under threat
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "ransom".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ransom".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | problem | 2 | 313 |
| 2 | random | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | transom | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | premium | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | orgasm | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | chromium | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | truism | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | iridium | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | arcanum | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | brabham | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | bradham | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | branham | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | bransom | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | bridgham | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | cranium | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | frankum | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | frantom | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | grantham | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | griscom | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | organum | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | protium | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | prudhomme | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | radium | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | ransome | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | rectum | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | rexham | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | rhodium | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | roskam | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | trantham | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | traynham | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | trentham | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | tritium | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ransom".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | random | 2 | 38 |
| 2 | transom | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | sansom | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | transform | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | transoms | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | rainstorm | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | hansom | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | ransoms | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | ransome | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | bransom | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | ransom's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | branscom | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | ranson | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | anscom | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | raso | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | rans | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | granstrom | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | branscome | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | branscomb | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | transou | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ransom" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "ransom" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "ransom" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ford | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "ransom".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ransom's | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 32
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Chinese live-streamer reportedly held for US$90,000 ransom in Myanmar
Sep 23, 2026 South China Morning Post
Sep 23, 2026 South China Morning Post
Virgin River fans should be worried after Sweet Magnolia and Ransom Canyon's cancellations
Sep 22, 2026 netflixlife.com
Sep 22, 2026 netflixlife.com
Threat to Ransom Middle School deemed non-credible after investigation by Escambia County deputies
Sep 22, 2026 fox10tv.com
Sep 22, 2026 fox10tv.com