oedipus
Definitions
Noun
- (greek mythology) a tragic king of thebes who unknowingly killed his father laius and married his mother jocasta; the subject of the drama `oedipus rex' by sophocles
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "oedipus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | helpless | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | endless | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | readiness | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | restless | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | perilous | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | senseless | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | genesis | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | edifice | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | penniless | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | selfless | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | venomous | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | envious | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | garrulous | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | narrowness | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | tetanus | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | carolus | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | celsius | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | daedalus | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | denktas | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | edginess | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | elbrus | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | estrous | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | estrus | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | featherless | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | fenceless | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | hairiness | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | medicus | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | pegasus | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | segalas | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | sentras | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | sextus | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "oedipus".
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Words that are statistically associated with "oedipus" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "oedipus".
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 31
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.
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