perplexed
Definitions
Adjective
- Full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
Verb
- Be a mystery or bewildering to
- Make more complicated
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "perplexed".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronounced | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | specialist | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | progressed | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | practiced | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | prettiest | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | pretext | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | pacifist | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | practised | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | apologist | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | apprenticed | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | applequist | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | opportunist | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | panelist | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | parkhurst | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | parodist | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | pentrust | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | peronist | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pessimist | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | polycast | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | priciest | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | sperrfrist | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "perplexed".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | purple | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | perpetrated | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | permeated | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | perplexing | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | perplex | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | peopled | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | perplexity | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | perle | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | perpetuated | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | perverted | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | perplexes | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | telexed | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | pelleted | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | depleted | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | metroplexes | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | sperle | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | propylene | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | preyed | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | petree | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | perley | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "perplexed" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "perplexed" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "perplexed" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "perplexed".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 21
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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