purports
Definitions
Noun
- The intended meaning of a communication
- The pervading meaning or tenor
Verb
- Have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
- Propose or intend
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "purports".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | parents | 2 | 91 |
| 2 | payments | 2 | 49 |
| 3 | patients | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | planets | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | patient's | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | profits | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | patents | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | opponents | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | peasants | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | persists | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | parents' | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | pageants | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | promotes | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | prophets | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | opponent's | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | permeates | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | playmates | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | prompts | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | parent's | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | pennants | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | planet's | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | playwrights | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | primates | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | pulpits | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | pundits | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | spotlights | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | apartheid's | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | apricots | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | opponents' | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | palmists | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | patients' | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | peasants' | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | pedowitz | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | percents | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | perforates | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | piglets | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | pirouettes | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | plaudits | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | playwright's | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | plummets | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | polecats | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | potratz | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | predates | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | prelates | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | privates | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | speedboats | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | sporophytes | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | updrafts | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | upstarts | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "purports".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | report | 2 | 174 |
| 2 | purpose | 2 | 149 |
| 3 | purposes | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | reports | 2 | 84 |
| 5 | sports | 1 | 49 |
| 6 | proportions | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | supports | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | purported | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | ports | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | airports | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | purport | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | purporting | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | purportedly | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | purrs | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | reports' | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | report's | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | carports | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | spurts | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | priors | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | portis | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "purports" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "purports" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "purports" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "purports".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 49
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:
Iran releases video purporting to show commandos seizing ships in Strait of Hormuz
Apr 23, 2026 New York Post
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