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Term: tens

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "tens": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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tens

Definitions

Noun

  1. The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
  2. One of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "tens".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tension 2 59
2 intensity 4 56
3 extensive 3 44
4 intense 2 40
5 extension 3 36
6 tensions 2 19
7 intensive 3 15
8 tense 1 15
9 extensively 4 10
10 intensely 3 10
11 extensions 3 8
12 intensification 6 8
13 pretense 2 6
14 intensities 4 5
15 kittens 2 5
16 tensile 2 5
17 threatens 2 5
18 intensified 4 4
19 intensify 4 4
20 tensely 2 4
21 ostensible 4 3
22 utensils 3 3
23 intensifying 5 2
24 listens 2 2
25 mittens 2 2
26 brightens 2 1
27 intensively 4 1
28 lichtenstein 3 1
29 lightens 2 1
30 ostensibly 4 1
31 pretenses 3 1
32 pretensions 3 1
33 softens 2 1
34 straightens 2 1
35 tens 1 1
36 angiotensin 5 0
37 breitenstein 3 0
38 carstens 2 0
39 carstensen 3 0
40 christensen 3 0
41 christenson 3 0
42 cortens 2 0
43 cortens' 2 0
44 enlightens 3 0
45 estenson 3 0
46 frightens 2 0
47 gittens 2 0
48 hartenstein 3 0
49 hastens 2 0
50 heightens 2 0
51 hertenstein 3 0
52 hottenstein 3 0
53 hypertension 4 0
54 hypertensive 4 0
55 hypotension 4 0
56 intensifies 4 0
57 jostens 2 0
58 karstens 2 0
59 kastens 2 0
60 kindergartens 4 0
61 kristensen 3 0
62 lautenschlager 4 0
63 liechtenstein 3 0
64 lootens 2 0
65 maertens 2 0
66 martens 2 0
67 martens's 3 0
68 martensen 3 0
69 martenson 3 0
70 mehrtens 2 0
71 mertens 2 0
72 mortensen 3 0
73 mortenson 3 0
74 ostenson 3 0
75 ottens 2 0
76 pretension 3 0
77 schottenstein 3 0
78 shortens 2 0
79 sitenski 3 0
80 sitenski's 3 0
81 sitenskis 3 0
82 stenseth 2 0
83 stensland 2 0
84 stenson 2 0
85 stensrud 2 0
86 stenstrom 2 0
87 sweetens 2 0
88 tensiometer 5 0
89 thorstenson 3 0
90 tightens 2 0
91 tostenson 3 0
92 utensil 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "tens".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 towns 1 50
2 turns 1 38
3 tons 1 28
4 tones 1 20
5 town's 1 14
6 stones 1 12
7 stains 1 10
8 tunes 1 7
9 teens 1 5
10 stein's 1 4
11 stearns 1 3
12 stone's 1 2
13 tines 1 2
14 attains 2 1
15 sterns 1 1
16 eaton's 2 0
17 eighteen's 2 0
18 eighteens 2 0
19 itunes 2 0
20 otten's 2 0
21 ottens 2 0
22 staines 1 0
23 stan's 1 0
24 steines 1 0
25 stenz 1 0
26 stern's 1 0
27 stiens 1 0
28 stines 1 0
29 stones' 1 0
30 stuns 1 0
31 tans 1 0
32 ten's 1 0
33 tern 1 0
34 ternes 1 0
35 terns 1 0
36 tins 1 0
37 tonnes 1 0
38 townes 1 0
39 tynes 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tens".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 ten 1 164
2 tends 1 34
3 trends 1 21
4 tense 1 15
5 tennis 2 15
6 tents 1 10
7 texans 2 9
8 teens 1 5
9 tokens 2 2
10 tenets 2 2
11 tenths 1 1
12 tenors 2 1
13 teensy 2 1
14 sterns 1 1
15 terns 1 0
16 ten's 1 0
17 tetons 2 0
18 ternes 1 0
19 tenpas 2 0
20 stiens 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "tens" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tens of 1 5

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "tens" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 and tens 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "tens" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 caused 1 2
2 rates 1 2
3 ranging 2 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "tens".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tons 1 28
2 tans 1 0
3 tins 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 92

Sound Alikes: 39

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 1

Words that Precede: 1

Statistically Associated: 3

Consonant Matches: 3

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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