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Term: late

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "late": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. late

late

Definitions

Adjective

  1. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
  2. Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
  3. At or toward an end or late period or stage of development

Adverb

  1. Later than usual or than expected
  2. To an advanced time
  3. At an advanced age or stage
  4. In the recent past
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "late".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 later 2 397
2 late 1 179
3 related 3 102
4 calculated 4 35
5 isolated 4 35
6 latest 2 35
7 plates 1 23
8 plate 1 22
9 translate 2 16
10 translated 3 16
11 lately 2 12
12 populated 4 12
13 formulated 4 11
14 accumulated 5 10
15 slate 1 10
16 chocolate 2 9
17 formulate 3 9
18 latent 2 9
19 articulate 4 8
20 isolate 3 8
21 relates 2 8
22 contemplate 3 7
23 regulated 4 7
24 relate 2 7
25 simulated 4 7
26 speculate 3 7
27 stimulated 4 7
28 unrelated 4 7
29 violate 3 7
30 desolate 3 6
31 manipulate 4 6
32 stimulate 3 6
33 contemplated 4 5
34 immaculate 4 5
35 interrelated 5 5
36 slater 2 5
37 template 2 5
38 assimilated 5 4
39 calculate 3 4
40 circulated 4 4
41 congratulate 4 4
42 extrapolated 5 4
43 insulated 4 4
44 simulate 3 4
45 tabulated 4 4
46 violated 4 4
47 accumulate 4 3
48 congratulated 5 3
49 correlate 3 3
50 correlated 4 3
51 elated 3 3
52 emulate 3 3
53 inflated 3 3
54 inviolate 4 3
55 matriculated 5 3
56 mutilated 4 3
57 particulate 4 3
58 plateau 2 3
59 postulate 3 3
60 slated 2 3
61 stimulates 3 3
62 unilateral 5 3
63 accumulates 4 2
64 articulated 5 2
65 assimilate 4 2
66 belated 3 2
67 bilateral 4 2
68 capitulated 5 2
69 circulate 3 2
70 dilate 2 2
71 dilated 3 2
72 insulate 3 2
73 latex 2 2
74 manipulated 5 2
75 matriculate 4 2
76 palate 2 2
77 regulate 3 2
78 speculated 4 2
79 stipulate 3 2
80 stipulates 3 2
81 violates 3 2
82 annihilate 4 1
83 belatedly 4 1
84 consulate 3 1
85 contemplates 3 1
86 deflated 3 1
87 emasculated 5 1
88 emulated 4 1
89 extrapolate 4 1
90 extrapolates 4 1
91 flagellated 4 1
92 inarticulate 5 1
93 inflate 2 1
94 interpolated 5 1
95 lateral 3 1
96 legislate 3 1
97 legislated 4 1
98 miscalculated 5 1
99 modulated 4 1
100 multilateral 5 1
101 overpopulated 6 1
102 palates 2 1
103 pilate 2 1
104 pilate's 2 1
105 plated 2 1
106 populate 3 1
107 postulates 3 1
108 recalculated 5 1
109 recapitulate 5 1
110 reformulated 5 1
111 slater's 2 1
112 tabulate 3 1
113 translates 2 1
114 undulated 4 1
115 unilaterally 6 1
116 ventilated 4 1
117 adulate 3 0
118 angulate 3 0
119 angulated 4 0
120 annihilated 5 0
121 appellate 3 0
122 articulates 4 0
123 belate 2 0
124 benlate 2 0
125 bilaterally 5 0
126 boilerplate 3 0
127 boilerplates 3 0
128 breastplate 2 0
129 calculates 3 0
130 capitulate 4 0
131 chocolates 2 0
132 circulates 3 0
133 coagulate 4 0
134 coarticulate 5 0
135 coarticulated 6 0
136 coarticulates 5 0
137 collate 2 0
138 collateral 4 0
139 collateralize 5 0
140 collateralized 5 0
141 conflate 2 0
142 conflates 2 0
143 consulates 3 0
144 copulate 3 0
145 correlates 3 0
146 crenelate 3 0
147 crenelated 4 0
148 deflate 2 0
149 demodulate 4 0
150 demodulated 5 0
151 demodulates 4 0
152 depopulate 4 0
153 deregulate 4 0
154 deregulated 5 0
155 discombobulate 5 0
156 discombobulated 6 0
157 discombobulates 5 0
158 disinflate 3 0
159 distillate 3 0
160 distillates 3 0
161 ejaculate 4 0
162 elate 2 0
163 elater 3 0
164 elaters 3 0
165 elates 2 0
166 electroplate 4 0
167 emasculate 4 0
168 emulates 3 0
169 encapsulate 4 0
170 encapsulated 5 0
171 escalate 3 0
172 escalated 4 0
173 escalates 3 0
174 flagellate 3 0
175 flaten 2 0
176 flater 2 0
177 formulates 3 0
178 galatea 4 0
179 gastrulate 3 0
180 immaculately 5 0
181 immolate 3 0
182 immolated 4 0
183 immolates 3 0
184 inflates 2 0
185 innoculate 4 0
186 innoculated 5 0
187 innoculates 4 0
188 inoculate 4 0
189 inoculated 5 0
190 inoculates 4 0
191 interpolate 4 0
192 interrelate 4 0
193 isolates 3 0
194 lanceolate 4 0
195 late-night 2 0
196 latecomer 3 0
197 latecomers 3 0
198 latelies 2 0
199 latella 3 0
200 latenan 3 0
201 latency 3 0
202 latendresse 3 0
203 lateness 2 0
204 laterites 3 0
205 laterriere 3 0
206 laterza 3 0
207 latexes 3 0
208 legislates 3 0
209 malatesta 4 0
210 manipulates 4 0
211 matriculates 4 0
212 miscalculate 4 0
213 miscalculates 4 0
214 modulate 3 0
215 monoclate 3 0
216 multilateralism 7 0
217 multilaterally 6 0
218 mutilate 3 0
219 nameplate 2 0
220 nameplates 2 0
221 non-regulated 5 0
222 nonregulated 5 0
223 oblate 2 0
224 oscillate 3 0
225 oscillated 4 0
226 oscillates 3 0
227 overpopulate 5 0
228 overpopulates 5 0
229 overregulate 5 0
230 overregulated 6 0
231 overregulates 5 0
232 oxalates 3 0
233 particulates 4 0
234 percolate 3 0
235 percolated 4 0
236 philatelic 4 0
237 philatelist 4 0
238 philately 4 0
239 pilates 3 0
240 plateaued 2 0
241 plateauing 3 0
242 platek 2 0
243 platelet 2 0
244 platelets 2 0
245 platelike 2 0
246 platen 2 0
247 plater 2 0
248 plurilateral 5 0
249 prelate 2 0
250 prelates 2 0
251 recalculate 4 0
252 recapitulates 5 0
253 reflate 2 0
254 reformulate 4 0
255 regulates 3 0
256 reregulate 4 0
257 schlater 2 0
258 silverplate 3 0
259 simulates 3 0
260 slaten 2 0
261 slaters 2 0
262 slates 1 0
263 speculates 3 0
264 stagflate 2 0
265 stipulated 4 0
266 strangulate 3 0
267 tesselate 3 0
268 tesselated 4 0
269 titillate 3 0
270 titillated 4 0
271 tlateloco 4 0
272 trilateral 4 0
273 undulate 3 0
274 undulates 3 0
275 unilateralism 7 0
276 unregulated 5 0
277 vacillate 3 0
278 vacillated 4 0
279 vacillates 3 0
280 ventilate 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "late".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 plate 1 22
2 slate 1 10
3 elate 2 0
4 leight 1 0
5 plait 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "late".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 later 2 397
2 plates 1 23
3 plate 1 22
4 ate 1 16
5 slate 1 10
6 relate 2 7
7 slater 2 5
8 slated 2 3
9 latex 2 2
10 lathe 1 1
11 latte 2 0
12 elate 2 0
13 lat 1 0
14 sloate 1 0
15 slates 1 0
16 slaten 2 0
17 platte 1 0
18 plater 2 0
19 platen 2 0
20 platek 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "late" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 late in 1 3
2 late on 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "late" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 the late 1 36
2 in late 1 11

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "late" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 circulated 4 2
2 kingdom 2 2
3 moscow 2 2
4 works 1 2
5 jurassic 3 2
6 since 1 2
7 elaborate 3 2
8 available 4 2
9 revealed 2 2
10 begins 2 2
11 harpoon 2 2
12 battleships 3 2
13 came 1 2
14 mcgough 2 2
15 honour 2 2
16 continued 3 2
17 system 2 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "late".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lots 1 42
2 lets 1 5
3 lath 1 2
4 lats 1 2
5 litz 1 2
6 lute 1 1
7 lata 2 0
8 late-night 2 0
9 lato 2 0
10 latz 1 0
11 leta 2 0
12 leth 1 0
13 leto 2 0
14 lett 1 0
15 letz 1 0
16 lita 2 0
17 lite 1 0
18 lits 1 0
19 litt 1 0
20 loth 1 0
21 lott 1 0
22 lott's 1 0
23 lotz 1 0
24 luth 1 0
25 luty 2 0
26 lutz 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 280

Sound Alikes: 5

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 2

Words that Precede: 2

Statistically Associated: 17

Consonant Matches: 26

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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