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Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
bought (0) - 83 freq
nought (1) - 32 freq
ought (1) - 12 freq
fought (1) - 19 freq
dought (1) - 1 freq
brought (1) - 90 freq
bough (1) - 5 freq
tought (1) - 3 freq
boucht (1) - 5 freq
boght (1) - 2 freq
boughs (1) - 7 freq
rought (1) - 1 freq
sought (1) - 10 freq
boughtie (2) - 1 freq
bouet (2) - 2 freq
boult (2) - 1 freq
foucht (2) - 1 freq
eaught (2) - 1 freq
lough (2) - 18 freq
broughty (2) - 7 freq
taught (2) - 73 freq
faught (2) - 2 freq
wrought (2) - 8 freq
coucht (2) - 1 freq
broucht (2) - 14 freq
bought (0) - 83 freq
boght (1) - 2 freq
boucht (2) - 5 freq
rought (2) - 1 freq
sought (2) - 10 freq
boughtie (2) - 1 freq
tought (2) - 3 freq
boughs (2) - 7 freq
ought (2) - 12 freq
bough (2) - 5 freq
dought (2) - 1 freq
fought (2) - 19 freq
nought (2) - 32 freq
brought (2) - 90 freq
oaght (3) - 1 freq
boacht (3) - 1 freq
noughte (3) - 1 freq
foght (3) - 1 freq
doughty (3) - 3 freq
saught (3) - 1 freq
toght (3) - 1 freq
moght (3) - 1 freq
caught (3) - 191 freq
soughit (3) - 3 freq
noght (3) - 1 freq
SoundEx code - B230
bizzed - 3 freq
basket - 62 freq
beast - 141 freq
beekit - 2 freq
biscuit - 36 freq
best - 1613 freq
baked - 28 freq
buskit - 33 freq
bakst - 1 freq
bocht - 219 freq
bashed - 8 freq
begood - 11 freq
biggit - 245 freq
begged - 30 freq
beast- - 1 freq
bossed - 6 freq
'best - 4 freq
buzzed - 1 freq
booked - 31 freq
beside - 63 freq
biscuity - 1 freq
bucket - 75 freq
based - 84 freq
begoud - 104 freq
beastie - 38 freq
bust - 10 freq
bought - 83 freq
backed - 27 freq
boakit - 4 freq
big-ee'd - 1 freq
boked - 2 freq
b'goad - 1 freq
biased - 4 freq
baist - 80 freq
beukit - 3 freq
baest - 27 freq
backside - 26 freq
begat - 2 freq
busked - 5 freq
boucht - 5 freq
backseat - 6 freq
buist - 5 freq
baukit - 12 freq
begot - 1 freq
bucht - 4 freq
bochte - 1 freq
beset - 4 freq
busied - 1 freq
beast' - 2 freq
bakt - 1 freq
bouquet - 3 freq
bakside - 2 freq
baisket - 1 freq
beachit - 6 freq
baaket - 1 freq
beestie - 5 freq
beest - 11 freq
boxed - 7 freq
boacht - 1 freq
bestow - 1 freq
bussed - 3 freq
beached - 9 freq
boost - 21 freq
buget - 1 freq
boughtie - 1 freq
bigged - 30 freq
bushido - 1 freq
best' - 2 freq
bassett - 1 freq
bagged - 4 freq
backchat - 4 freq
'baked - 1 freq
boast - 7 freq
bookit - 3 freq
busty - 1 freq
bexit - 1 freq
baised - 3 freq
backid - 1 freq
baeside - 1 freq
boxt - 1 freq
baakt - 1 freq
backit - 8 freq
baistie - 3 freq
buckhead - 2 freq
besta - 2 freq
beaked - 1 freq
behest - 2 freq
bakit - 8 freq
bst - 2 freq
beist - 6 freq
backeth - 1 freq
boakt - 1 freq
backt - 1 freq
bouquet' - 1 freq
big-shot - 2 freq
backhaud - 1 freq
back-seat - 1 freq
bockid - 1 freq
boaked - 3 freq
beskit - 3 freq
becked - 1 freq
'biggit - 1 freq
boukit - 5 freq
bakkit - 2 freq
baste - 8 freq
biggid - 4 freq
buskid - 1 freq
bosied - 7 freq
begude - 2 freq
busta - 6 freq
bukksed - 1 freq
boght - 2 freq
beget - 2 freq
baguette - 2 freq
bow-hoched - 1 freq
bigot - 4 freq
bicht - 2 freq
begoot - 2 freq
bogged - 3 freq
begouth - 2 freq
biest - 1 freq
baessed - 5 freq
biwast - 1 freq
bisooth - 1 freq
baggit - 4 freq
baestie - 1 freq
bisset - 4 freq
biegt - 1 freq
bash't - 1 freq
backet - 8 freq
bycht - 1 freq
bigget - 1 freq
bigg't - 1 freq
beckett - 3 freq
€˜best - 1 freq
besty - 2 freq
biked - 1 freq
bekked - 1 freq
bauxyte - 1 freq
bekeit - 1 freq
beistie - 1 freq
bouchtie - 1 freq
bekkit - 1 freq
back-sate - 1 freq
€œbest - 4 freq
bookt - 3 freq
biskit - 1 freq
bisto - 1 freq
baikit - 1 freq
baesed - 1 freq
€˜beukit - 1 freq
€˜booked - 1 freq
bestowe - 1 freq
buckt - 1 freq
bikit - 1 freq
boggit - 1 freq
beestee - 1 freq
back-chat - 1 freq
bwisd - 1 freq
bgt - 1 freq
bbcqt - 1 freq
boycott - 2 freq
boxset - 2 freq
bbsit - 1 freq
bbctwo - 1 freq
biscotti - 1 freq
bissett - 3 freq
bsqt - 1 freq
bag'd - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - BT
but - 13379 freq
bite - 158 freq
bit - 7597 freq
'but - 301 freq
bide - 830 freq
bad - 949 freq
bed - 930 freq
boot - 112 freq
body - 755 freq
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bodie - 443 freq
bittie - 555 freq
baud - 12 freq
bitty - 57 freq
-bit - 1 freq
bat - 50 freq
beauty - 128 freq
bet - 158 freq
beat - 212 freq
boady - 94 freq
bid - 77 freq
buid - 6 freq
byde - 62 freq
bait - 32 freq
buddie - 28 freq
bawdie - 2 freq
bead - 7 freq
'bad - 6 freq
bedae - 1 freq
boued - 22 freq
'bide - 5 freq
bud - 36 freq
beaut - 5 freq
bought - 83 freq
but' - 1 freq
--but - 1 freq
buit - 32 freq
bawtie - 2 freq
boddie - 2 freq
biddy - 12 freq
'bit - 24 freq
baid - 7 freq
b-a-t - 1 freq
bot - 437 freq
'bet - 2 freq
butt - 20 freq
bode - 6 freq
bout - 14 freq
beet - 18 freq
betty - 82 freq
baddie - 2 freq
buddy - 56 freq
buy't - 3 freq
boo't - 2 freq
baa't - 1 freq
baet - 27 freq
beady - 14 freq
beatty - 1 freq
bootie - 1 freq
bod - 2 freq
bute - 13 freq
boatie - 124 freq
beautie - 3 freq
boaty - 7 freq
beyd - 10 freq
beit - 13 freq
baty - 1 freq
bita - 1 freq
bodee - 2 freq
buty - 3 freq
bayd - 1 freq
baad - 20 freq
bow'd - 1 freq
biood - 1 freq
boattie - 1 freq
'but' - 2 freq
beddie - 3 freq
boughtie - 1 freq
booed - 40 freq
bowtie - 1 freq
boadie - 48 freq
boyd - 13 freq
be'd - 1 freq
be't - 3 freq
bitta - 5 freq
bitoa - 2 freq
bad' - 4 freq
bawd - 8 freq
-but - 2 freq
'-but - 1 freq
bittae - 2 freq
bete - 4 freq
bett - 4 freq
bow-tie - 1 freq
bette - 3 freq
bt - 8 freq
bood - 2 freq
bóat - 5 freq
béat - 1 freq
bïd - 10 freq
bït - 7 freq
beed - 22 freq
'boot - 2 freq
boy'd - 1 freq
bowt - 23 freq
buddoo - 1 freq
boo'd - 1 freq
'beauty - 1 freq
baaed - 1 freq
bouet - 2 freq
bewtie - 4 freq
boit - 11 freq
boitie - 2 freq
buddo - 3 freq
bott - 3 freq
body- - 1 freq
bettie - 50 freq
'bettie - 4 freq
'bittie - 1 freq
bit- - 1 freq
boddy - 7 freq
bedd - 56 freq
byd - 1 freq
biød - 1 freq
baed - 3 freq
byt - 4 freq
bød - 3 freq
bøt - 2 freq
bou'd - 5 freq
bude - 14 freq
boadi - 1 freq
bodi - 1 freq
'boady - 1 freq
böddie - 1 freq
baatie - 1 freq
but- - 2 freq
byte - 1 freq
boud - 1 freq
batt - 1 freq
badd - 1 freq
'bout - 2 freq
beattie - 6 freq
boat' - 1 freq
biddie - 1 freq
buidy - 1 freq
€˜bide - 1 freq
€œbit - 41 freq
beta - 3 freq
€˜beta - 1 freq
€˜but - 32 freq
€“but - 1 freq
büde - 2 freq
€¦but - 5 freq
€œbot - 5 freq
bawd' - 1 freq
body' - 1 freq
bowdie - 1 freq
€œbut - 38 freq
bede - 1 freq
btw - 110 freq
€˜bit - 6 freq
ba'ht - 1 freq
batty - 2 freq
bidy - 1 freq
€œbuddo - 1 freq
€˜bad - 3 freq
€œbad - 2 freq
€˜baet - 1 freq
bed-o - 1 freq
€™budy - 2 freq
€¦bed - 1 freq
b-day - 1 freq
€œbet - 1 freq
biit - 1 freq
€™body - 1 freq
bittiie - 1 freq
bade--- - 1 freq
beid - 3 freq
€œbide - 2 freq
båt - 1 freq
bitt - 1 freq
beat- - 2 freq
'bad' - 1 freq
budy - 1 freq
€˜bot - 1 freq
€œbed - 1 freq
beud - 1 freq
€™but - 9 freq
buttie - 2 freq
bd - 6 freq
btay - 1 freq
butty - 2 freq
bidey - 3 freq
bidie - 3 freq
bday - 1 freq
buddh - 1 freq
b'day - 2 freq
booty - 1 freq
baddy - 1 freq
bitey - 1 freq
“bit - 1 freq
buddy” - 1 freq
buaidh - 1 freq
“but - 1 freq
bbt - 1 freq
bewty - 5 freq
bewty- - 1 freq
byddi - 3 freq
BOUGHT
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.231999 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 - 0.347389 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 - 0.029170 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 - 0.037481 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 - 0.000928 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.