WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

2004 word families

folk10 related words

people

folk-art · folk-music · folkloric

fond3 related words

affectionate

fondling · fondly · fondness

food19 related words

nourishment

dog-food · dogfood · food-safety

force21 related words

strength

air-force · brute-force · enforce

foreign5 related words

outside

foreign · foreign-born · foreign-language

forest5 related words

large wooded area

deforest · deforestation · deforested

fork3 related words

implement

fork · fork-tender · forkful

form81 related words

shape; form

coliform · conform · conformal

forth4 related words

forward

forth · forthright · forthrightly

fortuit2 related words

chance

fortuitous · fortuitously

fossil3 related words

dug up

fossil-fuel · fossilization · fossilize

foul4 related words

dirty

befoul · foul · foul-up

fox3 related words

animal

fox · foxtail · foxy

fract19 related words

break

diffract · diffracted · diffraction

frame11 related words

structure

frameless · framesheet · mainframe

franchise5 related words

right

disenfranchise · disenfranchised · disenfranchisement

franco3 related words

french

franco-american · franco-german · francophone

frank2 related words

free

frankly · frankness

frat2 related words

fraternity

frat-boy · frat-house

fratern4 related words

brother

confraternity · fraternal · fraternization

fratri2 related words

brother

fratricidal · fratricide

fraud5 related words

deceit

defraud · defrauded · fraudulent

freeze3 related words

to become solid from cold

freeze · freeze-thaw · unfreeze

freezing2 related words

turning to ice

below-freezing · near-freezing

freight2 related words

cargo

freighted · freighter

frequency4 related words

rate of occurrence

frequency-dependent · frequency-specific · high-frequency

frequent3 related words

occurring often

frequent · frequently · infrequently

fresh21 related words

new

fresh-air · fresh-baked · fresh-caught

friction2 related words

resistance

frictionless · low-friction

friend4 related words

companion

friend · friendless · friendship

fright4 related words

fear

frighten · frightened · frightening

froth3 related words

foam

frothing · frothy

fruct2 related words

fruit

fructify · fructose

fuel15 related words

combustible material

flex-fuel · fossil-fuel · fuel-cell

fuge2 related words

to flee

centrifuge · refuge

fulg2 related words

shine

effulgence · refulgent

fum7 related words

smoke

fumarole · fumigant · fumigate

fun4 related words

enjoyment

fun-house · fun-loving

function17 related words

work

dysfunction · dysfunctional · dysfunctionality

furbish3 related words

to polish

refurbished · refurbishing · refurbishment

furc3 related words

fork

bifurcate · bifurcated · bifurcation

furnish3 related words

to provide

furnish · furnished · furnishings

fus11 related words

pour

diffused · fused · fusing

futur3 related words

future

futurist · futurity

gallant2 related words

brave

gallantly · gallantry

gam9 related words

marriage

bigamist · endogamous · exogamous

game23 related words

contest

ballgame · endgame · four-game

gamy5 related words

marriage

endogamy · exogamy · monogamy

garden3 related words

enclosed ground for cultivation

garden · gardener · gardening

gastro11 related words

stomach

gastroenterologist · gastroenterology · gastroesophageal

gate6 related words

barrier

floodgate · gate · gatehouse

gee2 related words

earth

apogee · perigee

gen74 related words

birth; produce

allergen · androgen · androgenetic

geno4 related words

kind

genocidal · genocide · genotype

geo46 related words

earth; land

biogeochemistry · biogeographic · biogeographical

germ3 related words

microorganism

germ · germ-free · germicide

geront4 related words

old man

gerontocracy · gerontological · gerontologist

gest19 related words

carry

congest · congested · congestion

giant3 related words

very large being

gas-giant · giant · supergiant

giga3 related words

giant

gigabit · gigabyte · gigawatt

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