embezzling
Definitions
Verb
- Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "embezzling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | extending | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | expanding | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | expressing | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | expecting | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | excluding | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | explaining | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | embarrassing | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | negotiating | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | examining | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | exploding | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | exhibiting | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | exploring | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | exclaiming | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | exchanging | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | delineating | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | enveloping | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | resembling | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | disbelieving | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | disquieting | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | distracting | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | exporting | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | expounding | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | extruding | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | recuperating | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | retaliating | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | decelerating | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | degenerating | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | deliberating | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | destructing | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | disapproving | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | disengaging | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | disfiguring | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | dismembering | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | disparaging | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | dispiriting | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | elaborating | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | emaciating | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | evaporating | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | excusing | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | exempting | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | expensing | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | mishandling | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | mislabeling | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | mismanaging | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | misspending | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | mistrusting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | reverberating | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | sequestering | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | withstanding | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "embezzling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trembling | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | rebelling | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | embezzle | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | embezzlement | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | reeling | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | ebeling | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | gemberling | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | eberling | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | meling | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | emling | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | ebling | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | heberling | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | emmerling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | embezzles | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | embezzler | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | embezzled | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | embalming | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | embellishing | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | teeling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | seeling | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "embezzling" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "embezzling" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "embezzling".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 49
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Former union official sentenced to probation for embezzling member funds through 51 unauthorized transactions over 2 years
May 21, 2026 U.S. Department of Labor (.gov)
May 21, 2026 U.S. Department of Labor (.gov)
Former contractor sentenced to four years in prison for embezzling $1.5 million from Virginia charity drive
May 15, 2026 WRIC ABC 8News
May 15, 2026 WRIC ABC 8News
Catholic Charities employee with extensive criminal history charged with embezzlement
Jun 8, 2026 The Pillar
Jun 8, 2026 The Pillar