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WordSyllablesCategories
abductive
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
absence
/x
Noun
abused
x/
Adjective
accident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
account
x/
Noun, Verb
accusation
xx/x
Noun
acting
/x
Noun, Adjective
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
addition
x/x
Noun
advertisement
x/xx
Noun
affair
x/
Noun
affaire
x/
Noun
affiliation
xxx/x
Noun
affinity
x/xx
Noun
aforementioned
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
allegation
xx/x
Noun
analysis
x/xx
Noun
anonymity
xx/xx
Noun
appeal
x/
Noun, Verb
applicable
/xxx
Adjective
application
xx/x
Noun
applies
x/
Verb
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
area
/xx
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
argumentation
xxx/x
Noun
arousal
x/x
Noun
article
/xx
Noun, Verb
asia
/x
Name
assertiveness
x/xx
Noun
assumption
x/x
Noun
authorship
/xx
Noun
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bag
/
Noun, Verb
baggage
/x
Noun
ballgame
x/
Noun
bargain
/x
Noun, Verb
baseline
/x
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
beer
/
Noun, Verb
behalf
x/
Noun
behavioral
x/xx
Adjective
behaviour
x/x
Noun
behavioural
x/xx
Adjective
belonging
x/x
Noun
bill
/
Noun, Verb
biopsychosocial
/x/xxx
Adjective
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
block
/
Noun, Verb
body
/x
Noun, Verb
book
/
Noun, Verb
box
/
Noun, Verb
brand
/
Noun, Verb
briefcase
/x
Noun
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
cabinet
/xx
Noun
capacity
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
card
/
Noun, Verb
casa
/x
Noun
cased
/
Adjective
caseload
/x
Noun
casework
/x
Noun
cash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
causa
/x
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cell
/
Noun, Verb
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
characteristic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
charge
/
Noun, Verb
cheated
/x
Adjective
checkbox
/x
Noun
circumstance
/xx
Noun, Verb
cite
/
Verb, Noun
citizenship
/xxx
Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
client
/x
Noun
clip
/
Noun, Verb
closed
/
Adjective
coincidence
x/xx
Noun
collar
/x
Noun, Verb
comes
/
Noun
commonality
xx/xx
Noun
commonsensical
xx/xx
Adjective
communication
xxx/x
Noun
compact
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
compiler
x/x
Noun
complainant
x/x
Noun
complaint
x/
Noun
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
conclusions
x/x
Noun
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
confounded
x/x
Adjective
confused
x/
Adjective
connectedness
x/xx
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
consciousness
/xx
Noun
consensus
x/x
Noun, Verb
consequence
/xx
Noun, Verb
considered
x/x
Adjective
constitutional
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
constraint
x/
Noun
container
x/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
correspondence
xx/x
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
court
/
Noun, Verb
crate
/
Noun, Verb
credential
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crime
/
Noun, Verb
crisis
/x
Noun
culture
/x
Noun, Verb
dan
/
Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
deceived
x/
Adjective
decision
x/x
Noun, Verb
defective
x/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
defence
x/
Noun, Verb
demand
x/
Noun, Verb
denomination
xxx/x
Noun
description
x/x
Noun
designation
xx/x
Noun
detailed
x/
Adjective, Noun
determination
xxx/x
Noun
disguised
x/
Adjective
disinterested
x/xx
Adjective
dispatch box
x//
Phrase, Noun
dispatch case
x//
Phrase, Noun
dispute
x/
Noun, Verb
dissertation
xx/x
Noun
distinctiveness
x/xx
Noun
distinguishing
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
distorted
x/x
Noun
docket
/x
Noun, Verb
doctor
/x
Noun, Verb
documentation
xxx/x
Noun
dossier
x/
Noun
downfall
/x
Noun, Verb
dubious
/xx
Adjective
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
duped
/
Verb
eases
/x
Verb, Noun
eccentric
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
encapsulated
x/xxx
Verb, Adjective
enclosure
x/x
Noun
entity
/xx
Noun
envelope
/xx
Noun, Verb
epidemiologic
xxxxx/x
Adjective
episode
/xx
Noun
equal
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
erred
/
Verb
erroneous
x/xx
Adjective
error
/x
Noun, Verb
ethnicity
x/xx
Noun
ethos
/x
Noun
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
eventuality
xxx/xx
Noun
evidence
/xx
Noun, Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
exception
x/x
Noun
exceptionalism
x/xxxx
Noun
experiment
x/xx
Noun, Verb
experimental
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
face
/
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
factorial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
failed
/
Adjective
failure
/x
Noun
fake
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fallacious
x/x
Adjective
false
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
fashion
/x
Noun, Verb
faulty
/x
Adjective
feasibility
xx/xx
Noun
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
field
/
Noun, Verb
file
/
Noun, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flawed
/
Adjective
folder
/x
Noun
fooled
/
Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
forum
/x
Noun
framework
/x
Noun
fund
/
Noun, Verb
gearbox
/x
Noun
gender
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
guinea pig
/x/
Phrase, Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
harm
/
Noun, Verb
hearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
heed
/
Verb, Noun
heritage
/xx
Noun
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
holster
/x
Noun, Verb
homology
x/xx
Noun
hook
/
Noun, Verb
houses
/x
Verb
husk
/
Noun, Verb
hut
/
Noun, Verb
hypothesis
x/xx
Noun
hypothetical
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
ic
x
Name, Adjective
id
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
identical
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
identification
xxxx/x
Noun
identifier
x/xxx
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
identities
x/xx
Noun
illustration
xx/x
Noun
image
/x
Noun, Verb
improper
x/x
Adjective, Verb
inaccurate
x/xx
Adjective
inappropriate
xx/xx
Adjective
incidence
/xx
Noun
incident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
incorrect
xx/
Adjective, Noun
individual
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
individualism
xxx/xxx
Noun
individuality
xxxx/xx
Noun
information
xx/x
Noun
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
inquiry
x/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
interpreted
x/xx
Adjective
invalid
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
investigation
xxx/x
Noun
involved
x/
Adjective
isolate
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
itch
/
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
jacket
/x
Noun, Verb
job
/
Noun, Verb
judgement
/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
jurisprudence
xx/x
Noun
justification
xxx/x
Noun
kai
/
Name
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
kit
/
Noun, Verb
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
laboratory
/xxx
Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
law
/
Noun, Verb
lawsuit
/x
Noun
lawyer
/x
Noun, Verb
leadership
/xx
Noun
legitimation
x/x/x
Noun
legitimization
x/xx/x
Noun
license
/x
Noun, Verb
litigation
xx/x
Noun
locker
/x
Noun
locket
/x
Noun
luggage
/x
Noun
macroeconomic
xxxx/x
Adjective
manner
/x
Noun
mark
/
Noun, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
maturational
xx/xx
Adjective
may
/
Verb, Noun
me
/
Noun
means
/
Noun
membership
/xx
Noun, Verb
merits
/x
Noun
misconceived
xx/
Adjective
misdirected
xx/x
Verb, Adjective
misguided
x/x
Adjective
misinterpreted
xx/xx
Verb
mislead
x/
Verb, Noun
misplaced
x/
Adjective
missed
/
Adjective
mistake
x/
Noun, Verb
misunderstanding
xxx/x
Noun
mode
/
Noun
moment
/x
Noun
multivariate
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
naive
x/
Adjective, Noun
name
/
Noun, Verb
nationality
xx/xx
Noun
nationhood
/xx
Noun
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
need
/
Verb, Noun
nominative
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
number
/x
Noun, Verb
numerical
x/xx
Adjective
oblique
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
occurrence
x/x
Noun
occurs
x/
Verb
offence
x/
Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
oneness
/x
Noun
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
optimistic
xx/x
Adjective
option
/x
Noun, Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
outbreak
/x
Noun, Verb
owing
/x
Adjective
ownership
/xx
Noun
pack
/
Noun, Verb
package
/x
Noun, Verb
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
particularities
x/x/xx
Noun
patient
/x
Noun, Adjective
person
/x
Noun, Verb
persona
x/x
Noun
personal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
personality
xx/xx
Noun
perverted
x/x
Adjective
pessimistic
xx/x
Adjective
petition
x/x
Noun, Verb
phenomenon
x/xx
Noun
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pillbox
/x
Noun
pillowcase
//x
Noun
place
/
Noun, Verb
plea
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
point out
//
Phrase, Verb
poor
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
portfolio
x/xx
Noun
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
possibility
xx/xx
Noun
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
precedent
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
preconceived
xx/
Adjective
presence
/x
Noun, Verb
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
procedure
x/x
Noun
proceeding
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
product
/x
Noun, Verb
profitability
xxx/xx
Noun
project
/x
Noun, Verb
proof
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
properties
/xx
Noun
propriety
x/xx
Noun
prosecution
xx/x
Noun
proviso
x/x
Noun
psyche
/x
Noun, Verb
psychosocial
/xxx
Adjective
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
quantitative
/xxx
Adjective
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quiver
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
rate
/
Noun, Verb
rationale
xx/
Noun
real
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
reality
x/xx
Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
receptacle
x/xx
Noun
recipe
/xx
Noun
recognition
xx/x
Noun
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
regimens
/xx
Noun, Verb
relation
x/x
Noun
report
x/
Noun, Verb
request
x/
Noun, Verb
required
x/x
Adjective
resemblance
x/x
Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
response
x/
Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
retest
//
Noun, Verb
rethinking
x/x
Noun
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
ruling
/x
Noun, Adjective
sac
/
Noun, Verb
sack
/
Noun, Verb
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sample
/x
Noun, Verb
scandal
/x
Noun, Verb
scenario
x/xx
Noun
screenplay
/x
Noun, Verb
script
/
Noun, Verb
secret
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
section
/x
Noun, Verb
self
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
selfhood
/x
Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
separateness
/xxx
Noun
serving
/x
Noun
sheath
/
Noun, Verb
shell
/
Noun, Verb
shoe
/
Noun, Verb
should
/
Verb, Noun
showcase
/x
Noun, Verb
similarity
xx/xx
Noun
simplistic
x/x
Adjective
situation
xx/x
Noun
sleeve
/
Noun, Verb
slip
/
Noun, Verb
solidarity
xx/xx
Noun
sort
/
Noun, Verb
source
/
Noun, Verb
speaking
/x
Adjective, Noun
species
/x
Noun
specificity
xx/xx
Noun
spurious
/xx
Adjective
stake
/
Noun, Verb
state
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
statement
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
statistical
x/xx
Adjective
status
/x
Noun
stereotype
/xxx
Noun, Verb
stoppage
/x
Noun
story
/x
Noun, Verb
study
/x
Noun, Verb
stuff
/
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
subjectivities
xx/xx
Noun
submission
x/x
Noun
suit
/
Noun, Verb
suitcase
/x
Noun, Verb
survey
x/
Noun, Verb
taken
/x
Adjective
terminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
text
/
Noun, Verb
thesis
/x
Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
topic
/x
Noun, Adjective
towel
/x
Noun, Verb
trademark
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trafficking
/xx
Noun
trap
/
Noun, Verb
trial
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tribunal
x/x
Noun
trick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
truth
/
Noun, Verb
type
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
understood
xx/
Adjective
undue
x/
Adjective
unfaithful
x/x
Adjective
unfounded
x/x
Adjective
uniqueness
x/x
Noun
unity
/xx
Noun
unsound
x/
Adjective
unsuccessful
xx/x
Adjective
untenable
x/xx
Adjective
untrue
x/
Adjective
uppercase
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
validity
x/xx
Noun
valise
x/
Noun
vicious
/x
Adjective, Noun
view
/
Noun, Verb
wallet
/x
Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
well
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
when
/
Adverb, Noun
where
/
Adverb, Noun
whether
/x
writing desk
/x/
Phrase, Noun
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
wrongful
/x
Adjective
you
/
Verb, Noun