encounter
Definitions
Noun
- A minor short-term fight
- A casual or unexpected convergence
- A casual meeting with a person or thing
- A hostile disagreement face-to-face
Verb
- Come together
- Come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- Be beset by
- Experience as a reaction
- Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "encounter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | encountered | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | encounter | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | encounters | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | encountering | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "encounter".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "encounter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | country | 2 | 324 |
| 2 | counter | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | encountered | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | counted | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | encounters | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | counters | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | uncounted | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | recounted | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | countered | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | recount | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | encountering | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | enchanter | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | benscoter | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | scouter | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | lecount | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | leconte | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | enroute | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | courter | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | coulter | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | enchanters | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "encounter" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "encounter" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "encounter" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "encounter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enchanter | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | enchanter's | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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