heir
Definitions
Noun
- A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
- A person who inherits some title or office
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "heir".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "heir".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there | 1 | 2728 |
| 2 | their | 1 | 2669 |
| 3 | where | 1 | 937 |
| 4 | air | 1 | 257 |
| 5 | care | 1 | 162 |
| 6 | hair | 1 | 148 |
| 7 | share | 1 | 98 |
| 8 | fair | 1 | 78 |
| 9 | chair | 1 | 66 |
| 10 | they're | 1 | 65 |
| 11 | bear | 1 | 57 |
| 12 | pair | 1 | 50 |
| 13 | rare | 1 | 41 |
| 14 | wear | 1 | 35 |
| 15 | bare | 1 | 29 |
| 16 | dare | 1 | 21 |
| 17 | mare | 1 | 16 |
| 18 | tear | 1 | 11 |
| 19 | herr | 1 | 10 |
| 20 | fare | 1 | 7 |
| 21 | pear | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | baer | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | pare | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | ere | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | err | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | hare | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | nair | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | ware | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | aer | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | ayre | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | bahr | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | bair | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | behr | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | caire | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | cher | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | darr | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | derr | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | eyre | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | faire | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | fehr | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | ferre | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | gair | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | gare | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | gehr | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | guerre | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | haire | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | hairr | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | hehr | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | herre | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | kahre | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | kehr | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | knerr | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | lair | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | lare | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | lehr | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | mair | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | maire | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | mehr | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | mer | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | ne'er | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | phair | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | reher | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | sare | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | sayre | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | schehr | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | scherr | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | sehr | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | serr | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | sherr | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | wehr | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | werre | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | zehr | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "heir".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "heir" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | heir to | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "heir" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "heir" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 13
Sound Alikes: 72
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 14
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
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