detectives
Definitions
Noun
- A police officer who investigates crimes
- An investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
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Words that sound like the term "detectives".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | directives | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | detective's | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | disapproves | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | derivatives | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "detectives".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | effective | 3 | 129 |
| 2 | executive | 4 | 55 |
| 3 | detective | 3 | 52 |
| 4 | destructive | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | selective | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | detection | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | detected | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | detect | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | executives | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | defective | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | directives | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | adjectives | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | detective's | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | directive | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | detectors | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | electives | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | executive's | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | detects | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | elective | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | executives' | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
CDC Disease Detectives Present at Annual CDC EIS Conference
Apr 20, 2026 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
Apr 20, 2026 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
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APD Detectives Search for a Suspect in Connection to a Collision Involving Injury
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Convicted felon sentenced after attempting to draw gun on Evansville detectives
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Detectives Investigate Derwood Armed Robbery; Suspect Photos Released
May 21, 2026 Montgomery County, MD (.gov)
May 21, 2026 Montgomery County, MD (.gov)