legalese
Definitions
Noun
- A style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "legalese".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "legalese".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | legal | 2 | 72 |
| 2 | lease | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | leaflets | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | lebanese | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | legacies | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | legals | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | regales | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | legless | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | legates | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | senegalese | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | legalities | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | leese | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | gales | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | eales | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | nepalese | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | legalize | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | legalism | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | leafless | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | illegals | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | talese | 2 | 0 |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "legalese".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | legalism | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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