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Similar words to bears in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
bears (0) - 32 freq
rears (1) - 2 freq
hears (1) - 46 freq
tears (1) - 305 freq
bea's (1) - 1 freq
wears (1) - 53 freq
beers (1) - 13 freq
bear's (1) - 2 freq
ears (1) - 111 freq
dears (1) - 12 freq
bars (1) - 86 freq
bear (1) - 217 freq
beals (1) - 1 freq
blears (1) - 2 freq
boars (1) - 3 freq
beats (1) - 30 freq
beaks (1) - 7 freq
beirs (1) - 11 freq
beart (1) - 1 freq
beard (1) - 54 freq
lears (1) - 2 freq
fears (1) - 40 freq
beards (1) - 12 freq
years (1) - 1141 freq
'ears (1) - 8 freq
bears (0) - 32 freq
boars (1) - 3 freq
baars (1) - 1 freq
beirs (1) - 11 freq
beers (1) - 13 freq
bars (1) - 86 freq
baurs (2) - 21 freq
beads (2) - 21 freq
bares (2) - 1 freq
'ears (2) - 8 freq
beards (2) - 12 freq
years (2) - 1141 freq
boers (2) - 1 freq
beas (2) - 3 freq
nears (2) - 3 freq
braes (2) - 113 freq
gears (2) - 14 freq
fears (2) - 40 freq
beams (2) - 8 freq
beans (2) - 64 freq
bras (2) - 2 freq
bear' (2) - 1 freq
wears (2) - 53 freq
rears (2) - 2 freq
ears (2) - 111 freq
SoundEx code - B620
birk - 20 freq
brooch - 9 freq
breeze - 72 freq
brig - 264 freq
brekk - 2 freq
brekks - 1 freq
brak - 181 freq
briggs - 11 freq
braes - 113 freq
brass - 29 freq
briks - 30 freq
brush - 92 freq
boorach - 31 freq
broke - 136 freq
bark - 34 freq
brek - 131 freq
birse - 40 freq
bracky - 8 freq
breks - 23 freq
bricks - 24 freq
bears - 32 freq
braks - 18 freq
bars - 86 freq
brose - 22 freq
bruce - 350 freq
brooke - 11 freq
brace - 30 freq
break - 116 freq
brick - 48 freq
brags - 3 freq
bourach - 36 freq
burss - 1 freq
burgh - 18 freq
broch - 86 freq
brigs - 19 freq
bruk - 3 freq
boories - 1 freq
beers - 13 freq
bro's - 1 freq
breaks - 17 freq
breach - 11 freq
brag - 9 freq
baurs - 21 freq
breeks - 145 freq
boris - 52 freq
bress - 18 freq
birkie - 27 freq
brous - 5 freq
breezy - 3 freq
birks - 21 freq
brucie - 28 freq
bark's - 2 freq
berries - 25 freq
broos - 44 freq
barkie - 1 freq
breiks - 13 freq
bruise - 15 freq
brookie - 2 freq
barge - 15 freq
bryce - 5 freq
birsie - 18 freq
brosie - 11 freq
boars - 3 freq
brack - 14 freq
bros - 1 freq
bouroch - 3 freq
berk - 3 freq
brocks - 6 freq
barracks - 9 freq
brakks - 1 freq
braik - 6 freq
brck - 1 freq
brook - 22 freq
barras - 13 freq
brikks - 8 freq
brake - 14 freq
braxy - 2 freq
birsay - 12 freq
brough - 5 freq
brock - 73 freq
braig - 2 freq
brews - 3 freq
bear's - 2 freq
burrows - 5 freq
boru's - 1 freq
brusi - 25 freq
berwick - 23 freq
broche - 1 freq
beirs - 11 freq
brouse - 1 freq
braak - 5 freq
brasso - 1 freq
breez - 1 freq
broak - 2 freq
broosie - 2 freq
braik's - 4 freq
bourachie - 1 freq
breks' - 1 freq
burke - 13 freq
brogue - 6 freq
bourrach - 1 freq
borras - 1 freq
broach - 6 freq
barque - 2 freq
byres - 21 freq
brisk - 6 freq
brassy - 1 freq
barks - 5 freq
'boris - 1 freq
brekie - 1 freq
braque - 1 freq
bruik - 4 freq
burg - 1 freq
'bruce - 1 freq
bruce' - 3 freq
breek - 3 freq
brakki - 1 freq
boarg - 1 freq
boers - 1 freq
barrage - 2 freq
bracks - 4 freq
bores - 5 freq
breuk - 6 freq
boar's - 3 freq
brauk - 7 freq
'brek - 1 freq
brek' - 1 freq
brakk - 16 freq
brok - 6 freq
briss - 1 freq
breech - 3 freq
brash - 4 freq
barrasi - 1 freq
brooks - 4 freq
bruck - 40 freq
birze - 3 freq
brucks - 2 freq
braw's - 2 freq
brus - 5 freq
bressa - 10 freq
browse - 3 freq
brokk - 8 freq
brew's - 1 freq
bruks - 1 freq
braws - 14 freq
bairks - 1 freq
bris - 1 freq
'brock - 1 freq
brock's - 3 freq
brouky - 1 freq
barr's - 2 freq
brows - 4 freq
broughe - 1 freq
boorachie - 4 freq
brukk - 6 freq
brukks - 2 freq
birss - 3 freq
brawk - 1 freq
brak' - 1 freq
breck - 9 freq
brecks - 1 freq
burrog - 1 freq
burwick - 2 freq
brioche - 2 freq
brashy - 1 freq
brij - 3 freq
birsi - 1 freq
burkha - 1 freq
burrs - 2 freq
baars - 1 freq
brocks-a - 1 freq
bowers - 1 freq
by-oors - 1 freq
barraes - 6 freq
bourrachie - 1 freq
burroues - 1 freq
birch - 2 freq
brogs - 1 freq
brewis - 1 freq
bri'ish - 1 freq
brizz - 3 freq
bairge - 2 freq
braga - 1 freq
brace' - 1 freq
barack - 2 freq
€˜bress - 1 freq
boorich - 7 freq
bricky - 3 freq
bargy - 1 freq
borrach - 1 freq
boorichie - 1 freq
braiss - 3 freq
braisse - 9 freq
briggie - 2 freq
buyers - 5 freq
birzz - 1 freq
byris - 1 freq
brugh - 2 freq
breac - 5 freq
boorochie - 1 freq
booroch - 1 freq
bras - 2 freq
barke - 1 freq
birsey - 1 freq
braco - 7 freq
baroque - 7 freq
barrows - 1 freq
barries - 1 freq
bairgie - 1 freq
berry's - 2 freq
boreas - 2 freq
bares - 1 freq
bro-ski - 1 freq
€˜bruck - 1 freq
'breach' - 1 freq
brasi - 1 freq
boorish - 1 freq
brigg - 3 freq
bruge - 1 freq
€œbreak - 2 freq
brikk - 3 freq
brice - 2 freq
bressay - 1 freq
berwick's - 1 freq
bruke - 1 freq
brouk - 1 freq
borough - 1 freq
€˜broch - 1 freq
€œbirsie - 2 freq
brayiss - 1 freq
brise - 1 freq
burras - 3 freq
borgue - 1 freq
bùrach - 1 freq
€™brucie - 2 freq
€™bruce - 4 freq
borg - 1 freq
barca - 1 freq
braes” - 1 freq
beragh - 2 freq
brucea - 1 freq
berg - 1 freq
boris's - 1 freq
brigÂ’s - 1 freq
burka - 1 freq
beerycey - 1 freq
briggsy - 1 freq
barry's - 1 freq
barx - 1 freq
breeeeeek - 1 freq
bruch - 1 freq
borisÂ’ - 1 freq
brug - 1 freq
bruck” - 1 freq
bryz - 1 freq
'browse' - 1 freq
brk - 1 freq
brycey - 4 freq
brox - 2 freq
brucey - 1 freq
brekky - 1 freq
breege - 1 freq
broose - 1 freq
boargue - 1 freq
borage - 2 freq
borwick - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - BRS
breeze - 72 freq
braes - 113 freq
brass - 29 freq
birse - 40 freq
bears - 32 freq
bars - 86 freq
brose - 22 freq
bruce - 350 freq
brace - 30 freq
burss - 1 freq
boories - 1 freq
beers - 13 freq
berghaus - 7 freq
bro's - 1 freq
baurs - 21 freq
boris - 52 freq
bress - 18 freq
brous - 5 freq
breezy - 3 freq
brucie - 28 freq
berries - 25 freq
broos - 44 freq
bruise - 15 freq
bryce - 5 freq
birsie - 18 freq
brosie - 11 freq
boars - 3 freq
bros - 1 freq
barras - 13 freq
birsay - 12 freq
brews - 3 freq
bear's - 2 freq
burrows - 5 freq
boru's - 1 freq
brusi - 25 freq
beirs - 11 freq
brouse - 1 freq
brasso - 1 freq
breez - 1 freq
broosie - 2 freq
borras - 1 freq
byres - 21 freq
brassy - 1 freq
'boris - 1 freq
'bruce - 1 freq
bruce' - 3 freq
boers - 1 freq
bores - 5 freq
boar's - 3 freq
briss - 1 freq
barrasi - 1 freq
birze - 3 freq
braw's - 2 freq
brus - 5 freq
bressa - 10 freq
browse - 3 freq
brew's - 1 freq
braws - 14 freq
bris - 1 freq
barr's - 2 freq
brows - 4 freq
birss - 3 freq
broghs - 1 freq
birsi - 1 freq
burrs - 2 freq
baars - 1 freq
by-oors - 1 freq
barraes - 6 freq
burroues - 1 freq
burghs - 7 freq
brizz - 3 freq
brace' - 1 freq
€˜bress - 1 freq
braiss - 3 freq
braisse - 9 freq
birzz - 1 freq
byris - 1 freq
bras - 2 freq
birsey - 1 freq
barrows - 1 freq
barries - 1 freq
berry's - 2 freq
boreas - 2 freq
bares - 1 freq
borghezio - 1 freq
brasi - 1 freq
brice - 2 freq
bressay - 1 freq
€œbirsie - 2 freq
brise - 1 freq
burras - 3 freq
€™brucie - 2 freq
€™bruce - 4 freq
braes” - 1 freq
brucea - 1 freq
beerycey - 1 freq
barry's - 1 freq
borisÂ’ - 1 freq
bryz - 1 freq
'browse' - 1 freq
brycey - 4 freq
brucey - 1 freq
broose - 1 freq
BEARS
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.602870 milliseconds
The Levenshtein distance is the number of characters you have to replace, insert or delete to transform one word into another, its useful for detecting typos and alternative spellings
Time to execute Double Levenshtein function - 1.599710 milliseconds
In a stroke of genius, this runs the Levenshtein function twice, once without vowels and adds the distance together, giving double weight to consonants.
Time to execute SoundEx function - 0.190107 milliseconds
Soundex is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English. The goal is for homophones to be encoded to the same representation so that they can be matched despite minor differences in spelling.
Time to execute MetaPhone function - 0.217033 milliseconds
Metaphone is a phonetic algorithm, published by Lawrence Philips in 1990, for indexing words by their English pronunciation.[1] It fundamentally improves on the Soundex algorithm by using information about variations and inconsistencies in English spelling and pronunciation to produce a more accurate encoding, which does a better job of matching words and names which sound similar.
Time to execute Manually curated function - 0.000889 milliseconds
Manual Curation uses a lookup table / lexicon which has been created by hand which links words to their lemmas, and includes obvious typos and spelling variations. Not all words are covered.