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Similar words to could in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
could (0) - 2637 freq
couled (1) - 1 freq
'could (1) - 16 freq
coull (1) - 27 freq
coulg (1) - 1 freq
cowld (1) - 52 freq
coul' (1) - 2 freq
mould (1) - 14 freq
coud (1) - 151 freq
eould (1) - 2 freq
couldn (1) - 3 freq
would (1) - 690 freq
couid (1) - 1 freq
culd (1) - 41 freq
cold (1) - 44 freq
fould (1) - 1 freq
couldo (1) - 1 freq
cauld (1) - 842 freq
coukd (1) - 2 freq
coul (1) - 56 freq
coulda (1) - 29 freq
ould (1) - 21 freq
tould (1) - 2 freq
sould (1) - 6 freq
gourd (2) - 5 freq
could (0) - 2637 freq
cold (1) - 44 freq
culd (1) - 41 freq
coulda (1) - 29 freq
couldo (1) - 1 freq
couled (1) - 1 freq
cauld (1) - 842 freq
sould (2) - 6 freq
tould (2) - 2 freq
ould (2) - 21 freq
cuild (2) - 7 freq
cooled (2) - 4 freq
clud (2) - 9 freq
cloud (2) - 67 freq
caald (2) - 28 freq
coiled (2) - 2 freq
clued (2) - 1 freq
couldae (2) - 4 freq
coled (2) - 1 freq
cald (2) - 8 freq
'could (2) - 16 freq
mould (2) - 14 freq
coull (2) - 27 freq
coul (2) - 56 freq
cowld (2) - 52 freq
SoundEx code - C430
could - 2637 freq
cooled - 4 freq
cauld - 842 freq
clood - 79 freq
clad - 14 freq
claith - 59 freq
cloath - 1 freq
cool't - 1 freq
clowt - 1 freq
cloot - 129 freq
couldae - 4 freq
clatty - 26 freq
chield - 15 freq
cleid - 10 freq
ceilidh - 23 freq
culd - 41 freq
clattie - 11 freq
'clatty - 1 freq
called - 195 freq
cloud - 67 freq
cold - 44 freq
cloth - 16 freq
claaed - 2 freq
cled - 34 freq
'cauld - 4 freq
'callet' - 1 freq
clud - 9 freq
child - 56 freq
clootie - 33 freq
clyth - 1 freq
'could - 16 freq
cald - 8 freq
coulda - 29 freq
cluit - 1 freq
caald - 28 freq
clyde - 66 freq
clutha - 2 freq
clyte - 1 freq
clatt - 5 freq
claa't - 1 freq
clout - 18 freq
cowld - 52 freq
caalt - 24 freq
callit - 3 freq
clathy - 1 freq
coilit - 1 freq
cloody - 6 freq
coiled - 2 freq
cowl-eed - 1 freq
clawed - 5 freq
chilehuid - 1 freq
'child - 2 freq
couldhae - 1 freq
couled - 1 freq
clod - 14 freq
clawit - 1 freq
clat - 6 freq
cowlt - 4 freq
cal'd - 2 freq
clooth - 1 freq
culled - 3 freq
claithe - 1 freq
chilled - 9 freq
callt - 14 freq
collate - 1 freq
cult - 8 freq
clooty - 3 freq
clathe - 1 freq
cuillied - 1 freq
cledd - 1 freq
caaled - 5 freq
cawld - 4 freq
cleed - 2 freq
clot - 1 freq
cloutie - 2 freq
clowtd - 1 freq
claethe - 1 freq
clothe - 1 freq
collit - 1 freq
cuiled - 3 freq
'cold - 1 freq
cold' - 1 freq
cladh - 1 freq
colled - 2 freq
cleat - 1 freq
coled - 1 freq
€˜clyde - 1 freq
cilt - 7 freq
colt - 1 freq
€œcauld - 1 freq
chalet - 5 freq
cweeled - 4 freq
celt - 2 freq
cluitie - 1 freq
€˜child - 3 freq
call-oot - 1 freq
€˜cauld - 1 freq
€˜could - 2 freq
childe - 1 freq
ceildh - 3 freq
€œceildih - 1 freq
couldo - 1 freq
€œcould - 4 freq
cuild - 7 freq
cöllied - 1 freq
'chilled - 1 freq
clothie - 1 freq
claude - 1 freq
clued - 1 freq
cheilidh - 2 freq
clyde- - 1 freq
clydeu - 2 freq
cauld” - 1 freq
cloudy - 3 freq
'clootie - 1 freq
child' - 1 freq
cloot' - 1 freq
chilloot - 3 freq
chillout - 6 freq
MetaPhone code - KLT
could - 2637 freq
cooled - 4 freq
cauld - 842 freq
clood - 79 freq
clad - 14 freq
gled - 317 freq
cool't - 1 freq
clowt - 1 freq
quilt - 23 freq
guilt - 36 freq
cloot - 129 freq
quality - 134 freq
glide - 18 freq
couldae - 4 freq
clatty - 26 freq
glad - 103 freq
guilty - 75 freq
gleed - 7 freq
killt - 73 freq
cleid - 10 freq
glade - 1 freq
culd - 41 freq
killed - 81 freq
guild - 11 freq
clattie - 11 freq
'clatty - 1 freq
called - 195 freq
cloud - 67 freq
cold - 44 freq
claaed - 2 freq
cled - 34 freq
gold - 107 freq
'cauld - 4 freq
'callet' - 1 freq
clud - 9 freq
gleet - 8 freq
glued - 13 freq
clootie - 33 freq
'could - 16 freq
cald - 8 freq
coulda - 29 freq
cluit - 1 freq
caald - 28 freq
keelt - 2 freq
glaid - 26 freq
kilt - 67 freq
galoot - 8 freq
glut - 5 freq
kilda - 3 freq
galt - 6 freq
clyde - 66 freq
clyte - 1 freq
clatt - 5 freq
claa't - 1 freq
gaoled - 1 freq
clout - 18 freq
cowld - 52 freq
caalt - 24 freq
callit - 3 freq
killit - 6 freq
keelit - 1 freq
coilit - 1 freq
gloat - 4 freq
cloody - 6 freq
coiled - 2 freq
glit - 1 freq
quult - 2 freq
cowl-eed - 1 freq
gowled - 3 freq
goldie - 3 freq
keeled - 5 freq
gowld - 11 freq
quaality - 5 freq
goold - 3 freq
couled - 1 freq
gowlt - 19 freq
clod - 14 freq
clat - 6 freq
gullet - 5 freq
kiltie - 5 freq
guiltie - 4 freq
kïllt - 9 freq
cowlt - 4 freq
cal'd - 2 freq
kläti - 1 freq
klüti - 1 freq
gold' - 1 freq
kelty - 37 freq
'killed - 1 freq
culled - 3 freq
glöd - 5 freq
glute - 1 freq
callt - 14 freq
collate - 1 freq
'gled - 1 freq
'glade - 1 freq
cult - 8 freq
clooty - 3 freq
kill't - 6 freq
kildie - 5 freq
killt' - 1 freq
killed' - 1 freq
glude - 1 freq
cuillied - 1 freq
cledd - 1 freq
kaald - 4 freq
kloodie - 1 freq
klett - 1 freq
glett - 2 freq
caaled - 5 freq
cawld - 4 freq
qualitie - 12 freq
cleed - 2 freq
gleid - 1 freq
clot - 1 freq
kaylied - 1 freq
cloutie - 2 freq
gowl't - 1 freq
guelt - 1 freq
collit - 1 freq
cuiled - 3 freq
glittie - 2 freq
'cold - 1 freq
cold' - 1 freq
gley'd - 1 freq
cladh - 1 freq
colled - 2 freq
glied - 1 freq
cleat - 1 freq
glüd - 1 freq
galti - 1 freq
coled - 1 freq
€˜clyde - 1 freq
colt - 1 freq
€œcauld - 1 freq
keilled - 2 freq
cluitie - 1 freq
call-oot - 1 freq
€˜cauld - 1 freq
€˜could - 2 freq
couldo - 1 freq
kilt' - 1 freq
'kiltie - 1 freq
gley-eed - 1 freq
€œcould - 4 freq
cuild - 7 freq
gowlit - 1 freq
€œgled - 1 freq
cöllied - 1 freq
€™glad - 1 freq
gallta - 1 freq
glt - 1 freq
gallda - 5 freq
galute - 1 freq
claude - 1 freq
clued - 1 freq
clyde- - 1 freq
clydeu - 2 freq
cauld” - 1 freq
gauld - 1 freq
cloudy - 3 freq
'clootie - 1 freq
gold” - 1 freq
'kelt' - 1 freq
cloot' - 1 freq
keltie - 1 freq
COULD
can't - 67 freq
canna - 1221 freq
cannae - 1640 freq
can - 4706 freq
could - 2637 freq
cud - 955 freq
kin - 1351 freq
couldnae - 609 freq
couldna - 414 freq
ecouldna - 1 freq
couldn't - 19 freq
couldny - 13 freq
couldni - 7 freq
couldn - 3 freq
couldno - 5 freq
couldnae've - 4 freq
cuid - 803 freq
cuidna - 94 freq
cuidnae - 135 freq
cwid - 99 freq
cwidna - 47 freq
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.208095 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 - 0.452519 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 - 0.028283 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 - 0.071614 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 - 0.000984 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.