possums
Definitions
Noun
- Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern north america to northern south america
- Small furry australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "possums".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "possums".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sums | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | possess | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | assumes | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | slums | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | potassium | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | pumps | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | presumes | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | possum | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | posthumous | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | opossum | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | postum | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | posses | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | fossum | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | poss | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | sessums | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | posluns | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | podiums | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | symposiums | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | pross | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | proms | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "possums" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "possums" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "possums" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "possums".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
Stuffed possums and sunken gold coins: the podcast that explains America in 100 unlikely items
May 14, 2026 The Guardian
May 14, 2026 The Guardian
The Possums bring genre-spanning sound to Pennings Farm Market
Apr 22, 2026 www.westmilfordmessenger.com
Apr 22, 2026 www.westmilfordmessenger.com
Our world-first study found ‘forever chemicals’ in Australian possums
Oct 31, 2025 The University of Melbourne
Oct 31, 2025 The University of Melbourne