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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| at times | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| from time to time | //// | Phrase, Adverb |
| now and again | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| now and then | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| occasionally | x/xxx | Adverb, Adverb |
| on occasion | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| every so often | /xx//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| on and off | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| here and there | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| uncommonly | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfrequently | x/xx | Adverb |
| oftentimes | /xx | Noun |
| infrequently | x/xx | Adverb |
| seldom | /x | Adverb |
| usually | /xxx | Adverb |
| more often than not | //x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| sometime | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| sporadically | x/xx | Adverb |
| once and again | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| often | /x | Adverb |
| whiles | / | Noun |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| time and again | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| by turns | // | Phrase |
| kind of | // | Phrase, Noun |
| sort of | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| someday | /x | Adverb |
| all the time | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb |
| frequently | /xx | Adverb |
| situationally | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| every second | /xx/x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| most of the time | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| then again | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| once more | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| anon | xx | Noun |
| ever and anon | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| as it happens | ///x | Phrase, Adverb |
| some | / | Adverb |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| all the while | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| for the time being | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| nine times out of ten | ///// | Phrase, Adverb |
| weekly | /x | Name |
| periodically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| yearly | /x | Adjective |
| every time | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| as a rule | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| inconsistently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| transiently | /xxx | Adverb |
| kinda | /x | Noun |
| much | / | Adjective |
| for the most part | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| haply | /x | Adverb |
| fortnightly | /xx | Name |
| regularly | /xxx | Adverb |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| temporarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| intermittently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| alias | /xx | Noun |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| oddly | /x | Adverb |
| customarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| lately | /x | Adverb |
| coincidentally | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| unequally | x/xx | Adverb |
| if need be | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| time after time | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| if nothing else | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| normally | /xx | Adverb |
| accidently | /xxx | Adverb |
| still and anon | ///x | Phrase, Adverb |
| one way or another | ///x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| incidentally | xx/xx | Adverb |
| erratically | x/xx | Adverb |
| vaguely | /x | Adverb |
| perchance | x/ | Adverb |
| once and for all | //// | Phrase, Adverb |
| strangely | /x | Adverb |
| week in, week out | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| ever so | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb |
| parenthetically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Noun |
| otherwise | /xx | Adverb |
| at once | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| piecewise | /x | Noun |
| over and over again | /x//xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| fitfully | /xx | Adverb |
| consistently | x/xx | Adverb |
| commonly | /xx | Adverb |
| casually | /xxx | Adverb |
| marginally | /xxx | Adverb |
| something like | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| temporally | /xxx | Adverb |
| later on | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| afterwards | /xx | Adverb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| against | x/ | Adverb |
| albany | /xx | Name |
| albeit | x/x | |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| alongside | x// | Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| although | x/ | |
| amid | x/ | Noun |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| anytime | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| appearing | x/x | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| arthur | /x | Name |
| at one time | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| attainable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| awaiting | x/x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bonaparte | /xx | Name |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| coal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| commonplace | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| concurrent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| continued | x/x | Adjective |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| definitively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| despite | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dunce | / | Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| each | / | Adverb, Noun |
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| eleven | x/x | Name |
| entertaining | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| er | x | Noun, Verb |
| erstwhile | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| every | /xx | Noun |
| everything | /xx | Verb |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| finally | /xx | Adverb |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| forthwith | // | Adverb |
| from | / | Adverb |
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| happening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| happiest | /xx | Adjective |
| having | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| he | / | Noun, Adjective |
| heating | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| held | / | Adjective |
| here | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| heretofore | xx/ | Adverb |
| hers | x | Adjective |
| his | / | Noun |
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| honored | /x | Adjective |
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| immoral | x/x | Adjective |
| indoors | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| kai | / | Name |
| kicking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| lasting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| later | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| laudable | /xx | Adjective |
| lease | / | Noun, Verb |
| logo | /x | Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| makes | / | Verb |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| me | / | Noun |
| meantime | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| meanwhile | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| merely | /x | Adverb |
| meritorious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| molten | /x | Adjective |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| never | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| notwithstanding | xx/x | Adverb |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| occurring | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| onetime | // | Adjective |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| parallel | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| pending | /x | Adjective |
| period | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| praiseworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| previously | /xxx | Adverb |
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| published | /x | Adjective |
| puck | / | Noun, Verb |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| read | / | Verb, Noun |
| recurring | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| reiterate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| rewarding | x/x | Adjective |
| ridden | /x | Adjective |
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| scholarly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| simultaneously | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| since | / | Adverb |
| sleep | / | Noun, Verb |
| so | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| somebody | /xx | Noun |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| spell | / | Noun, Verb |
| spite | / | Noun, Verb |
| still | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| subsequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| such | / | Noun |
| suffering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| suite | / | Noun |
| than | / | Adverb, Noun |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| thereafter | x/x | Adverb, Noun |
| therefore | /x | Adverb |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| though | / | Adverb, Verb |
| throughout | x/ | Adverb |
| till | / | Noun, Verb |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| together | x/x | Adverb, Adjective |
| tomorrow | x/x | Noun, Adverb |
| try | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| twice | / | Adverb |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| unless | x/ | Adjective |
| unlike | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| until | x/ | |
| upon | x/ | |
| useful | /x | Adjective |
| versus | /x | Verb |
| weather | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| when | / | Adverb, Noun |
| whenever | x/x | Adverb |
| where | / | Adverb, Noun |
| whereas | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| wherever | x/x | Adverb |
| whether | /x |
