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Similar words to bags in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
bags (0) - 113 freq
wags (1) - 8 freq
lags (1) - 1 freq
bangs (1) - 13 freq
ags (1) - 1 freq
bass (1) - 34 freq
bas (1) - 9 freq
fags (1) - 64 freq
bays (1) - 5 freq
baags (1) - 2 freq
baks (1) - 3 freq
baes (1) - 17 freq
bag's (1) - 2 freq
bigs (1) - 2 freq
bogs (1) - 20 freq
bans (1) - 35 freq
mags (1) - 13 freq
baps (1) - 5 freq
oags (1) - 2 freq
brags (1) - 4 freq
baws (1) - 93 freq
tags (1) - 6 freq
bams (1) - 28 freq
jags (1) - 9 freq
boags (1) - 5 freq
bags (0) - 113 freq
bigs (1) - 2 freq
begs (1) - 11 freq
bugs (1) - 21 freq
boags (1) - 5 freq
bogs (1) - 20 freq
baags (1) - 2 freq
rags (2) - 12 freq
bag' (2) - 1 freq
jags (2) - 9 freq
baas (2) - 30 freq
nags (2) - 4 freq
bag (2) - 334 freq
hags (2) - 4 freq
bigsy (2) - 5 freq
bogus (2) - 3 freq
bugsy (2) - 4 freq
bats (2) - 34 freq
gags (2) - 2 freq
bams (2) - 28 freq
bars (2) - 92 freq
babs (2) - 2 freq
ba's (2) - 9 freq
bass (2) - 34 freq
fags (2) - 64 freq
SoundEx code - B200
back - 6266 freq
big - 2545 freq
box - 407 freq
buik - 415 freq
boays - 109 freq
bus - 361 freq
buys - 13 freq
bigg - 110 freq
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bees - 46 freq
bows - 11 freq
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bake - 42 freq
buckie - 45 freq
bigsie - 4 freq
buss - 34 freq
beuk - 108 freq
bis- - 1 freq
backs - 95 freq
beuks - 54 freq
ba's - 9 freq
bags - 113 freq
bowies - 3 freq
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bbc - 174 freq
book - 507 freq
boax - 36 freq
begs - 11 freq
beg - 76 freq
beak - 36 freq
books - 245 freq
bag - 334 freq
bauch - 4 freq
buzz - 23 freq
byous - 49 freq
beuch - 2 freq
beek - 64 freq
baccy - 17 freq
boys' - 8 freq
big-wee - 1 freq
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bouk - 56 freq
booze - 33 freq
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'back - 6 freq
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boak - 53 freq
boss - 94 freq
bijou - 1 freq
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baggie - 12 freq
bookie - 25 freq
baak - 143 freq
bug - 57 freq
boy's - 48 freq
boas - 1 freq
bs - 6 freq
'bees - 1 freq
boiz - 6 freq
'boys - 1 freq
bucks - 8 freq
boys - 406 freq
buck - 31 freq
bhoys - 13 freq
'beak - 1 freq
bakey - 1 freq
buck's - 1 freq
bc - 21 freq
bissy - 4 freq
beys - 1 freq
bahoukie - 6 freq
bahookie - 38 freq
baas - 30 freq
bess - 35 freq
bess' - 1 freq
beiks - 3 freq
baggy - 66 freq
base - 39 freq
buick - 1 freq
bug's - 1 freq
bessie - 63 freq
bas - 9 freq
beiss - 30 freq
back's - 6 freq
beach - 171 freq
bass - 34 freq
bushy - 4 freq
bauk - 2 freq
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bausie - 2 freq
busk - 17 freq
bog - 58 freq
'big - 7 freq
bosie - 61 freq
buggy - 6 freq
buggie - 2 freq
bouks - 8 freq
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bis - 19 freq
boxie - 21 freq
bozy - 2 freq
bassey - 2 freq
bigsy - 5 freq
bse - 4 freq
bicks - 1 freq
boke - 31 freq
begg - 24 freq
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baize - 2 freq
bowk - 8 freq
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bahoochie - 6 freq
basso - 2 freq
bic - 2 freq
bussie - 7 freq
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bag's - 2 freq
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buissy - 1 freq
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byke - 8 freq
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boggy - 6 freq
boass - 3 freq
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baaackk - 1 freq
bassy - 1 freq
beige - 3 freq
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byuss - 2 freq
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boags - 5 freq
bes - 315 freq
bash - 20 freq
bek - 1 freq
bsc - 2 freq
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bowsie - 8 freq
beq - 1 freq
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beece - 8 freq
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bucky - 15 freq
bihoochie - 1 freq
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baaz - 1 freq
baes - 17 freq
biss - 2 freq
'baccy' - 1 freq
bok - 1 freq
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buk - 2 freq
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'bag - 2 freq
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baccie - 1 freq
baq - 1 freq
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biish - 1 freq
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'boak - 1 freq
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biess - 1 freq
boke' - 1 freq
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bbc's - 7 freq
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bj - 15 freq
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big's - 2 freq
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bij - 1 freq
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'bookie' - 1 freq
bowes - 1 freq
€˜boys - 1 freq
byk - 1 freq
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baukie - 2 freq
boece - 4 freq
bcc - 1 freq
€˜big - 4 freq
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bizy - 1 freq
beisie - 3 freq
boos - 3 freq
bosch - 1 freq
bywyes - 1 freq
beik - 1 freq
bace - 1 freq
bozie - 1 freq
€œbig - 4 freq
€œback - 2 freq
€œbase - 1 freq
€˜boss - 1 freq
bock - 1 freq
back- - 1 freq
€œbuzz - 1 freq
bowks - 1 freq
bowsy - 1 freq
'bug - 1 freq
bac - 11 freq
bahoukey - 1 freq
bose - 19 freq
boiys - 1 freq
baese - 1 freq
bohus - 1 freq
b-a-a-k - 1 freq
€˜baak - 1 freq
€˜bawk - 1 freq
basque - 2 freq
becky - 3 freq
€˜buck - 1 freq
€¦back - 1 freq
beag - 1 freq
€˜back - 1 freq
bacca - 2 freq
bease - 58 freq
boose - 2 freq
€œbease - 1 freq
€˜bease - 4 freq
boyes - 2 freq
boayish - 1 freq
back-jaw - 1 freq
be's - 3 freq
€˜buik - 1 freq
bq - 5 freq
bbq - 5 freq
buckshee - 3 freq
bfbs - 1 freq
bzyy - 1 freq
bxs - 2 freq
bfqau - 1 freq
bx - 4 freq
bbjzq - 1 freq
bqe - 1 freq
bosey - 1 freq
bqsz - 1 freq
bxqy - 1 freq
bacjy - 1 freq
becca - 2 freq
bps - 1 freq
“back - 1 freq
bk - 3 freq
beggs - 1 freq
bg - 5 freq
bbcc - 1 freq
boyz - 11 freq
bca - 1 freq
bex - 1 freq
boq - 1 freq
bck - 1 freq
bbvj - 1 freq
bex's - 1 freq
'baas' - 1 freq
beez - 1 freq
bez - 1 freq
bch - 1 freq
bwch - 1 freq
bczk - 1 freq
bza - 1 freq
bvqo - 1 freq
bvhg - 1 freq
bkc - 1 freq
bbuk - 1 freq
bczw - 1 freq
bwg - 1 freq
bÂ’s - 1 freq
bojo - 5 freq
books' - 1 freq
'boak' - 1 freq
bbcÂ’s - 1 freq
bzeww - 1 freq
bkg - 1 freq
buhos - 1 freq
bayes - 1 freq
boys” - 1 freq
byowhj - 1 freq
bwos - 1 freq
bkj - 1 freq
bhxxo - 1 freq
bhoyshh - 1 freq
behoochie - 1 freq
bks - 1 freq
bz - 2 freq
bpecs - 1 freq
bgkjka - 1 freq
byc - 1 freq
buzz' - 1 freq
backÂ’ - 1 freq
bizzo - 4 freq
boca - 3 freq
biggy - 1 freq
bxz - 1 freq
bxy - 1 freq
bxxgj - 1 freq
bwqe - 1 freq
bfk - 1 freq
bax - 2 freq
'busy' - 1 freq
bea's - 1 freq
busky - 1 freq
bozo - 1 freq
bajoe - 2 freq
MetaPhone code - BKS
box - 407 freq
baukies - 2 freq
because - 713 freq
'because - 44 freq
bigsie - 4 freq
backs - 95 freq
beuks - 54 freq
bags - 113 freq
buiks - 165 freq
boax - 36 freq
begs - 11 freq
books - 245 freq
baccy - 17 freq
bucks - 8 freq
bookies - 25 freq
bookie's - 12 freq
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beiks - 3 freq
baggies - 7 freq
bug's - 1 freq
buckie's - 3 freq
back's - 6 freq
bauks - 10 freq
backies - 5 freq
bouks - 8 freq
boxie - 21 freq
bikes - 31 freq
bigsy - 5 freq
bicks - 1 freq
baks - 3 freq
bogs - 20 freq
baggy's - 5 freq
becouse - 2 freq
bag's - 2 freq
baak's - 1 freq
bicuss - 1 freq
bugs - 21 freq
bakes - 17 freq
buik's - 10 freq
boag's - 3 freq
boags - 5 freq
boaks - 3 freq
'baccy' - 1 freq
book's - 2 freq
baecaas - 44 freq
baccie - 1 freq
bugsy - 4 freq
buggies - 3 freq
bigs - 2 freq
buckies - 11 freq
becas - 5 freq
''becas - 1 freq
baags - 2 freq
becas' - 1 freq
beck's - 1 freq
biggs - 4 freq
becaas - 9 freq
beaks - 7 freq
becase - 15 freq
beca'se - 1 freq
bbc's - 7 freq
becks - 8 freq
'beek's - 2 freq
beek's - 3 freq
bekis - 6 freq
boxy - 1 freq
boex - 1 freq
becaase - 6 freq
big's - 2 freq
beak's - 1 freq
buke's - 2 freq
buikies - 3 freq
bogus - 3 freq
backwyse - 1 freq
bakkies - 1 freq
bykes - 1 freq
bakis - 1 freq
bikies - 1 freq
bukes - 1 freq
bowks - 1 freq
€œbecause - 8 freq
becus - 1 freq
bekiss - 2 freq
bx - 4 freq
beggs - 1 freq
bex - 1 freq
becky's - 1 freq
bczw - 1 freq
books' - 1 freq
bakesy - 1 freq
bbcÂ’s - 1 freq
bhxxo - 1 freq
becos - 1 freq
bks - 1 freq
wbaggs - 1 freq
bxy - 1 freq
bax - 2 freq
BAGS
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.404137 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 - 0.631399 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 - 0.040973 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 - 0.041411 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 - 0.000938 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.