bother
Definitions
Noun
- An angry disturbance
- Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Verb
- Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- To cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- Intrude or enter uninvited
- Make nervous or agitated
- Make confused or perplexed or puzzled
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bother".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bother | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | bothered | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | bothering | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | bothers | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | bothersome | 3 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bother".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bother".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | other | 2 | 1702 |
| 2 | others | 2 | 323 |
| 3 | mother | 2 | 216 |
| 4 | brother | 2 | 73 |
| 5 | brothers | 2 | 41 |
| 6 | bothered | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | bothers | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | bothe | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | bottcher | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | boetcher | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | yother | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | rother | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | nother | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | boyter | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | botner | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | botero | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | boster | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | bosher | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | boothe | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | booher | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "bother" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "bother" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bother" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
LeBron still bothered by the Lakers never getting 2020 championship parade
Sep 25, 2026 Lakers Daily
Sep 25, 2026 Lakers Daily
6 Things You Shouldn't Bother Packing For A Cruise, According To Travel Experts
Jul 23, 2026 Southern Living
Jul 23, 2026 Southern Living
How sexual interest shapes post-treatment bother in localized prostate cancer
May 20, 2026 Urology Times
May 20, 2026 Urology Times
Column: Should big programs like Ohio State even bother to recruit high school QBs anymore?
Sep 10, 2026 Yahoo Sports
Sep 10, 2026 Yahoo Sports