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Similar words to wale in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
wale (0) - 34 freq
warle (1) - 1 freq
wald (1) - 2 freq
wali (1) - 1 freq
wame (1) - 74 freq
vale (1) - 8 freq
wal (1) - 24 freq
whale (1) - 31 freq
male (1) - 57 freq
wle (1) - 1 freq
wales (1) - 37 freq
wals (1) - 1 freq
wyle (1) - 5 freq
pale (1) - 86 freq
sale (1) - 62 freq
hale (1) - 959 freq
wal- (1) - 1 freq
waly (1) - 27 freq
yale (1) - 7 freq
walee (1) - 1 freq
wile (1) - 164 freq
wage (1) - 20 freq
wane (1) - 12 freq
waye (1) - 1 freq
wake (1) - 92 freq
wale (0) - 34 freq
wyle (1) - 5 freq
waly (1) - 27 freq
walee (1) - 1 freq
wle (1) - 1 freq
wile (1) - 164 freq
walie (1) - 1 freq
waley (1) - 6 freq
wal (1) - 24 freq
wali (1) - 1 freq
wuly (2) - 15 freq
wave (2) - 129 freq
wael (2) - 9 freq
dale (2) - 29 freq
wae (2) - 2585 freq
wylie (2) - 4 freq
rale (2) - 78 freq
bale (2) - 8 freq
gale (2) - 64 freq
aale (2) - 1 freq
waled (2) - 29 freq
wely (2) - 1 freq
wail (2) - 8 freq
wuli (2) - 1 freq
waal (2) - 45 freq
SoundEx code - W400
weel - 3966 freq
while - 1436 freq
'weel - 225 freq
will - 3251 freq
whilie - 85 freq
we'll - 557 freq
waul - 1 freq
'will - 25 freq
wha'll - 29 freq
'we'll - 46 freq
wull - 1173 freq
willie - 196 freq
wul - 318 freq
weill - 373 freq
we'l - 7 freq
well - 1394 freq
whole - 179 freq
'well - 52 freq
-well - 2 freq
well-ah - 1 freq
well- - 2 freq
who'll - 6 freq
wheel - 124 freq
wheelie - 13 freq
wall - 76 freq
wullie - 416 freq
wali - 1 freq
'weill - 11 freq
wll - 1 freq
waal - 45 freq
whae'll - 7 freq
-weel - 1 freq
wl - 6 freq
wall- - 1 freq
'wull - 2 freq
'weel' - 3 freq
wail - 8 freq
weil - 137 freq
whill - 13 freq
whyle - 49 freq
while-o - 3 freq
wally - 47 freq
whaul - 2 freq
wi'll - 33 freq
wawly - 1 freq
whiley - 12 freq
woolly - 9 freq
wyllie - 5 freq
whae'lll - 1 freq
wallie - 25 freq
wallow - 2 freq
wily - 6 freq
willow - 15 freq
weell' - 2 freq
wool - 31 freq
wae'll - 14 freq
wal - 24 freq
wile - 164 freq
wale - 34 freq
wylie - 4 freq
whale - 31 freq
wuly - 15 freq
weyl - 1 freq
wil - 12 freq
wooly - 7 freq
wely - 1 freq
weliy - 1 freq
we'el - 5 freq
willy - 12 freq
'willy - 1 freq
weal - 8 freq
waal- - 1 freq
whylie - 14 freq
waell - 1 freq
waullie - 2 freq
wille - 1 freq
wully - 127 freq
wuil - 1 freq
wwhile - 1 freq
wuill - 1 freq
willl - 1 freq
wullhie - 1 freq
wal' - 1 freq
wul' - 1 freq
wull' - 2 freq
'wall' - 1 freq
'willie - 1 freq
waly - 27 freq
willae - 2 freq
wal- - 1 freq
will'a - 1 freq
'wall - 1 freq
willow' - 1 freq
wullie' - 3 freq
whall - 1 freq
w-will - 1 freq
'weel-' - 1 freq
whyllie - 5 freq
wheel'll - 1 freq
welly - 5 freq
waall - 1 freq
wiel - 1 freq
willa - 3 freq
will' - 2 freq
whaal - 2 freq
wael - 9 freq
weeel - 3 freq
whillywha - 1 freq
wulllie - 1 freq
weelie - 3 freq
wyle - 5 freq
while' - 1 freq
wellie - 2 freq
'wool' - 1 freq
wuli - 1 freq
waley - 6 freq
'while - 1 freq
'weill' - 1 freq
whillie - 2 freq
€˜weel - 29 freq
€œwill - 10 freq
€˜wull - 1 freq
€œweel - 34 freq
wyll - 2 freq
€˜weill - 1 freq
€œwei-ll - 1 freq
€œweill - 35 freq
weell - 1 freq
€¦weel - 1 freq
whele - 1 freq
€œwul - 2 freq
€œwhyle - 1 freq
wholly - 3 freq
woll - 1 freq
€˜wul - 1 freq
€œwull - 2 freq
€œwell - 23 freq
€˜while - 1 freq
€œwha'll - 4 freq
'will' - 1 freq
€˜well - 14 freq
€˜will - 3 freq
€œwullie - 2 freq
€œweeeel - 1 freq
wu'll - 4 freq
weil- - 1 freq
€œwe'll - 7 freq
€œwe-ell - 2 freq
€”well - 1 freq
w'll - 6 freq
wiley - 1 freq
walee - 1 freq
€™well - 9 freq
€™will - 1 freq
wle - 1 freq
weÂ’ll - 19 freq
weel- - 1 freq
‘well - 1 freq
‘weel - 1 freq
woolie - 1 freq
wullieÂ’ - 1 freq
whl - 1 freq
williew - 1 freq
wooley - 2 freq
walie - 1 freq
wally' - 1 freq
wlo - 1 freq
wly - 1 freq
“weel - 2 freq
MetaPhone code - WL
weel - 3966 freq
while - 1436 freq
'weel - 225 freq
will - 3251 freq
whilie - 85 freq
we'll - 557 freq
waul - 1 freq
'will - 25 freq
wha'll - 29 freq
'we'll - 46 freq
wull - 1173 freq
willie - 196 freq
wul - 318 freq
weill - 373 freq
we'l - 7 freq
well - 1394 freq
whole - 179 freq
'well - 52 freq
-well - 2 freq
well-ah - 1 freq
well- - 2 freq
who'll - 6 freq
wheel - 124 freq
wheelie - 13 freq
wall - 76 freq
wullie - 416 freq
wali - 1 freq
'weill - 11 freq
waal - 45 freq
whae'll - 7 freq
-weel - 1 freq
wall- - 1 freq
'wull - 2 freq
'weel' - 3 freq
wail - 8 freq
weil - 137 freq
whill - 13 freq
whyle - 49 freq
while-o - 3 freq
wally - 47 freq
whaul - 2 freq
wi'll - 33 freq
wawly - 1 freq
whiley - 12 freq
woolly - 9 freq
whae'lll - 1 freq
wallie - 25 freq
wallow - 2 freq
wily - 6 freq
willow - 15 freq
weell' - 2 freq
wool - 31 freq
wae'll - 14 freq
wal - 24 freq
wile - 164 freq
wale - 34 freq
whale - 31 freq
wuly - 15 freq
weyl - 1 freq
wil - 12 freq
wooly - 7 freq
wely - 1 freq
weliy - 1 freq
we'el - 5 freq
willy - 12 freq
'willy - 1 freq
weal - 8 freq
waal- - 1 freq
whylie - 14 freq
waell - 1 freq
waullie - 2 freq
wille - 1 freq
wully - 127 freq
wuil - 1 freq
wuill - 1 freq
willl - 1 freq
wal' - 1 freq
wul' - 1 freq
wull' - 2 freq
'wall' - 1 freq
'willie - 1 freq
waly - 27 freq
willae - 2 freq
wal- - 1 freq
will'a - 1 freq
'wall - 1 freq
willow' - 1 freq
wullie' - 3 freq
whall - 1 freq
w-will - 1 freq
'weel-' - 1 freq
whyllie - 5 freq
welly - 5 freq
waall - 1 freq
wiel - 1 freq
willa - 3 freq
will' - 2 freq
whaal - 2 freq
wael - 9 freq
weeel - 3 freq
wulllie - 1 freq
weelie - 3 freq
while' - 1 freq
wellie - 2 freq
'wool' - 1 freq
wuli - 1 freq
waley - 6 freq
'while - 1 freq
'weill' - 1 freq
whillie - 2 freq
€˜weel - 29 freq
€œwill - 10 freq
€˜wull - 1 freq
€œweel - 34 freq
€˜weill - 1 freq
€œwei-ll - 1 freq
€œweill - 35 freq
weell - 1 freq
€¦weel - 1 freq
whele - 1 freq
€œwul - 2 freq
€œwhyle - 1 freq
wholly - 3 freq
woll - 1 freq
€˜wul - 1 freq
€œwull - 2 freq
€œwell - 23 freq
€˜while - 1 freq
€œwha'll - 4 freq
'will' - 1 freq
€˜well - 14 freq
€˜will - 3 freq
€œwullie - 2 freq
€œweeeel - 1 freq
wu'll - 4 freq
weil- - 1 freq
€œwe'll - 7 freq
€œwe-ell - 2 freq
€”well - 1 freq
wiley - 1 freq
walee - 1 freq
€™well - 9 freq
€™will - 1 freq
weÂ’ll - 19 freq
weel- - 1 freq
‘well - 1 freq
‘weel - 1 freq
woolie - 1 freq
wullieÂ’ - 1 freq
whl - 1 freq
williew - 1 freq
wooley - 2 freq
walie - 1 freq
wally' - 1 freq
“weel - 2 freq
WALE
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.494921 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 - 0.924327 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 - 0.088419 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 - 0.091588 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 - 0.000832 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.