sputter
Definitions
Noun
- The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
Verb
- Make an explosive sound
- Cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
- Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
- Spit up in an explosive manner
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "sputter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sputter | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | sputtered | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | sputtering | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | sputters | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "sputter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | center | 2 | 224 |
| 2 | sister | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | sweater | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | sector | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | slaughter | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | salter | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | slater | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | softer | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | centre | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | scatter | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | sumter | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | sweeter | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | spatter | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | centerre | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | psalter | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | santer | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | santor | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | sartor | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | saulter | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | saunter | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | sceptre | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | scooter | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | scouter | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | senter | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | septer | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | skater | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | skeeter | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | slatter | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | slayter | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | sleator | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | sleeter | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | sliter | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | sluiter | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | sluyter | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | slyter | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | smatter | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | sorter | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | sortor | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | spotter | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | stater | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | stauter | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | stetter | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | stutter | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | sunter | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sputter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | utter | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | shutter | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | putter | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | sputtered | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | spatter | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | sputters | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | sutter | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | stutter | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | spotter | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | sautter | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | putters | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | suter | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | sputtering | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | stutters | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | squatter | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | spotters | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | splitter | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | splatter | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | spittler | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | spatters | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "sputter" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "sputter" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "sputter" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 44
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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