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Term: but

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

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but

Definitions

Adverb

  1. And nothing more
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "but".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 but 1 4381
2 distribution 4 85
3 contribute 3 44
4 contributed 4 39
5 contribution 4 37
6 contributions 4 29
7 butter 2 27
8 distributed 4 27
9 tribute 2 24
10 attributed 4 18
11 contributing 4 15
12 debut 2 14
13 attributes 3 12
14 butt 1 12
15 button 2 10
16 buttons 2 10
17 contributes 3 10
18 distributions 4 10
19 butcher 2 8
20 attributable 5 7
21 distributor 4 7
22 attribute 3 6
23 contributors 4 6
24 distribute 3 6
25 rebut 2 6
26 butchery 3 5
27 butts 1 5
28 debutante 3 5
29 butler 2 4
30 distributing 4 4
31 distributors 4 4
32 retribution 4 4
33 attributing 4 3
34 butlers 2 3
35 butterfly 3 2
36 contributor 4 2
37 debuting 3 2
38 distributes 3 2
39 distributive 4 2
40 mobutu 3 2
41 rebuttal 3 2
42 rebutted 3 2
43 redistributed 5 2
44 butane 2 1
45 butchered 2 1
46 butte 1 1
47 butterfat 3 1
48 butterflies 3 1
49 buttery 3 1
50 butting 2 1
51 buttocks 2 1
52 buttoned 2 1
53 buttonholes 3 1
54 buttressed 2 1
55 buttresses 3 1
56 buttrick 2 1
57 contributory 5 1
58 debuts 2 1
59 distributor's 4 1
60 distributorship 5 1
61 kibbutzim 3 1
62 tributes 2 1
63 abut 2 0
64 abuts 2 0
65 abutted 3 0
66 abutting 3 0
67 albuterol 4 0
68 arbuthnot 3 0
69 attribution 4 0
70 but's 1 0
71 butala 3 0
72 butare 3 0
73 butare's 3 0
74 butch 1 0
75 butchart 2 0
76 butcher's 2 0
77 butchering 3 0
78 butchers 2 0
79 butchko 2 0
80 bute 1 0
81 buteau 2 0
82 buteco 3 0
83 butenhoff 3 0
84 butera 3 0
85 buterbaugh 3 0
86 buth 1 0
87 buthelezi 4 0
88 buthelezi's 4 0
89 butka 2 0
90 butkiewicz 3 0
91 butkovich 3 0
92 butkus 2 0
93 butler's 2 0
94 butman 2 0
95 butner 2 0
96 butorac 3 0
97 butrick 2 0
98 butros 2 0
99 buts 1 0
100 butsch 1 0
101 butson 2 0
102 buttacavoli 5 0
103 buttafuoco 4 0
104 buttafuoco's 4 0
105 buttars 2 0
106 butterball 3 0
107 butterballs 3 0
108 butterbaugh 3 0
109 buttercup 3 0
110 buttercups 3 0
111 buttered 2 0
112 butterfield 3 0
113 butterfields 3 0
114 butterfly's 3 0
115 butterick 3 0
116 butterick's 3 0
117 buttering 3 0
118 buttermilk 3 0
119 buttermore 3 0
120 butters 2 0
121 butterscotch 3 0
122 butterworth 3 0
123 butthead 2 0
124 buttitta 3 0
125 buttke 2 0
126 buttler 2 0
127 buttner 2 0
128 buttock 2 0
129 buttonhole 3 0
130 buttonholed 3 0
131 buttonville 3 0
132 buttram 2 0
133 buttress 2 0
134 buttressing 3 0
135 buttrey 2 0
136 buttrum 2 0
137 buttry 2 0
138 butulesi 4 0
139 butulesi's 4 0
140 butyl 2 0
141 butz 1 0
142 butzberger 3 0
143 butzen 2 0
144 butzer 2 0
145 butzin 2 0
146 debutantes 3 0
147 debuted 2 0
148 distributors' 4 0
149 distributorships 5 0
150 garbutt 2 0
151 halbutogullari 6 0
152 halibut 3 0
153 hurlbut 2 0
154 hurlbutt 2 0
155 kibbutz 2 0
156 kibbutzniks 3 0
157 marbut 2 0
158 mobutu's 3 0
159 nobuto 3 0
160 polybutylene 5 0
161 rebuttals 3 0
162 rebutting 3 0
163 redistribute 4 0
164 redistributing 5 0
165 redistribution 5 0
166 redistributive 5 0
167 scuttlebutt 3 0
168 surrebuttal 4 0
169 tarbutton 3 0
170 tebuthiuron 4 0
171 tributaries 4 0
172 tributary 4 0
173 tribute's 2 0
174 unbutton 3 0
175 unbuttoned 3 0
176 undistributed 5 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "but".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 butt 1 12
2 abut 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 debut 2 14
2 butt 1 12
3 bust 1 7
4 rebut 2 6
5 bout 1 5
6 butts 1 5
7 bunt 1 3
8 burt 1 1
9 butte 1 1
10 butz 1 0
11 buts 1 0
12 buth 1 0
13 bute 1 0
14 bult 1 0
15 brut 1 0
16 abut 2 0
17 bt 2 0
18 butyl 2 0
19 butka 2 0
20 butch 1 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 but the 1 68
2 but it 1 28
3 but also 2 21
4 but not 1 17
5 but was 1 15
6 but this 1 14
7 but in 1 14
8 but he 1 10
9 but to 1 9
10 but a 1 9
11 but there 1 9
12 but they 1 9
13 but his 1 9
14 but only 2 9
15 but are 1 9
16 but is 1 8
17 but that 1 7
18 but by 1 6
19 but were 1 6
20 but their 1 6
21 but one 1 6
22 but still 1 6
23 but as 1 6
24 but some 1 5
25 but these 1 5
26 but for 1 5
27 but with 1 4
28 but after 2 4
29 but many 2 4
30 but had 1 3
31 but rather 2 3
32 but when 1 3
33 but later 2 3
34 but now 1 3
35 but has 1 3
36 but before 2 3
37 but ford 1 3
38 but over 2 3
39 but on 1 2
40 but would 1 2
41 but because 2 2
42 but notable 3 2
43 but much 1 2
44 but rarely 2 2
45 but keep 1 2
46 but no 1 2
47 but due 1 2
48 but two 1 2
49 but what 1 2
50 but often 2 2
51 but which 1 2
52 but henry 2 2
53 but betting 2 2
54 but can 1 2
55 but she 1 2
56 but refused 2 2
57 but modern 2 2
58 but continued 3 2
59 but hitler 2 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 all but 1 8
2 nothing but 2 3
3 important but 3 2
4 design but 2 2
5 anything but 3 2

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bit 1 101
2 bet 1 20
3 bat 1 18
4 bet's 1 0
5 but's 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 176

Sound Alikes: 2

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 59

Words that Precede: 5

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 5

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

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