penalty
Definitions
Noun
- The act of punishing
- A payment required for not fulfilling a contract
- The disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
- (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "penalty".
Spelled Like
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plenty | 2 | 55 |
| 2 | personality | 5 | 48 |
| 3 | openly | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | specialty | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | penalties | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | mentality | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | realty | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | penal | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | pearly | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | fealty | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | pena | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | venality | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | pennwalt | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | penley | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | paltry | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | geniality | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | pent | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | pelt | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | peay | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | peat | 1 | 0 |
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Statistically Associated
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | surveillance | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | performance | 3 | 2 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 17
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Final ‘house of horrors’ defendant rejects deal, risks death penalty
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Jul 27, 2026 Spectrum News
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