distinctions
Definitions
Noun
- A discrimination between things as different and distinct
- High status importance owing to marked superiority
- A distinguishing quality
- A distinguishing difference
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "distinctions".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | descriptions | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | deliberations | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | depredations | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | dislocations | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | deprivations | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | designations | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | dispositions | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | distractions | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | degradations | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | delawarians | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | demarcations | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | deportations | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | desecrations | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | destinations | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | duplications | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | dysfunctions | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "distinctions".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | distinct | 2 | 42 |
| 2 | distinction | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | districts | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | restrictions | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | distinctive | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | distributions | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | destination | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | sanctions | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | instincts | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | distraction | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | distortions | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | disinclination | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | distractions | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | disinfection | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | destinations | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | distinctiveness | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | extinctions | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | districting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | dissections | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | discretions | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "distinctions" in the same piece of text.
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| 1 | addition | 3 | 2 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 16
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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