WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

178 word families · P

phil24 related words

love; affinity

eosinophil · eosinophilia · eosinophilic

phob7 related words

fear

agoraphobic · claustrophobic · homophobic

phobia5 related words

fear

acrophobia · homophobia · xenophobia

phon24 related words

sound

cacophonous · cacophony · dysphonia

phone15 related words

sound

anglophone · earphone · francophone

phore3 related words

bearer

siphonophore · spermatophore

photo43 related words

light

astrophotography · photo · photo-essay

phren5 related words

mind

phrenological · phrenologist · phrenology

physic12 related words

nature

astrophysicist · biophysical · geophysical

phyte6 related words

plant

epiphyte · gametophyte · macrophyte

phyto5 related words

plant

phytochemical · phytoestrogen · phytolith

piece13 related words

part

centerpiece · crosspiece · earpiece

piet2 related words

piety

pietism · pietistic

pile5 related words

heap

pileup · stockpile · stockpiled

pillow2 related words

cushion

pillowcase · pillowy

pine3 related words

pine tree

pine · pineapple · pinecone

pith3 related words

essence

pithiness · pithy

pivot3 related words

central point

pivotal · pivoting · single-pivot

pixel2 related words

picture element

megapixel · pixelated

plac9 related words

please; calm

complacence · complacency · complacent

plais2 related words

to please

complaisance · complaisant

plane7 related words

aircraft

floatplane · gyroplane · plane

planet4 related words

celestial body

off-planet · planet · planet-wide

plaud3 related words

to clap

applaud · plaudit

plead3 related words

to argue a case

pleader · pleading · pleadingly

pleasant3 related words

pleasing

pleasant · unpleasantly · unpleasantness

pleat2 related words

fold

pleated · pleating

plen8 related words

full

plena · plenary · plenitude

plete3 related words

fill

complete · deplete

plic29 related words

fold

complicate · complicated · complication

ploid3 related words

set

polyploid · polyploidy · triploid

ploit3 related words

to fold

exploit · exploited

plor4 related words

weep

deplorable · deplorably · imploring

pluck3 related words

to pull

plucked · plucking

plumb4 related words

lead

plumbago · plumber · plumbing

plunder3 related words

to rob

plunderer · plundering

pluto2 related words

wealth

plutocracy · plutocrat

pneumato2 related words

air

pneumatological · pneumatology

pod11 related words

foot

arthropod · brachiopod · copepod

poena3 related words

penalty

subpoena · subpoenaed

poet5 related words

maker

poetess · poetic · poetical

poign3 related words

to prick

poignance · poignant · poignantly

poison3 related words

substance causing harm

poisoned · poisoning · poisonous

policy4 related words

plan

foreign-policy · health-policy · policy

polis15 related words

city; state

acropolis · apolitical · cosmopolitan

politico3 related words

political

politico-cultural · politico-economic · politico-military

pollution3 related words

contamination

air-pollution · pollution · pollution-free

poly51 related words

many

poly · polycarbonate · polychoric

pont4 related words

bridge

pontiff · pontoon

popul20 related words

people

depopulate · depopulated · depopulation

pork3 related words

pig meat

pork · porker · porky

port49 related words

carry

comport · comportment · deport

portent2 related words

omen

portentous · portentously

pos78 related words

place

component · compose · composed

posed6 related words

placed

overexposed · predisposed · presupposed

poss4 related words

able

impossibility · impossible · impossibly

postage2 related words

noun

postage-paid · postage-stamp

pover4 related words

poor

impoverish · impoverished · impoverishment

poverty4 related words

state of being poor

anti-poverty · high-poverty · poverty-level

prec3 related words

pray

deprecate · deprecating · precarious

Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.