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Similar words to dir in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
dir (0) - 400 freq
di (1) - 69 freq
dirl (1) - 46 freq
air (1) - 1001 freq
sir (1) - 358 freq
eir (1) - 18 freq
die (1) - 122 freq
dire (1) - 9 freq
pir (1) - 31 freq
duir (1) - 26 freq
diy (1) - 9 freq
dirk (1) - 29 freq
dr (1) - 199 freq
diz (1) - 55 freq
hir (1) - 1279 freq
dip (1) - 22 freq
fir (1) - 4027 freq
d'ir (1) - 39 freq
deir (1) - 7 freq
bir (1) - 2 freq
did (1) - 2859 freq
dis (1) - 1552 freq
dair (1) - 11 freq
mir (1) - 5 freq
dlir (1) - 1 freq
dir (0) - 400 freq
dur (1) - 1 freq
deir (1) - 7 freq
der (1) - 303 freq
dair (1) - 11 freq
dor (1) - 5 freq
duir (1) - 26 freq
dr (1) - 199 freq
dar (1) - 86 freq
dyr (1) - 1 freq
dire (1) - 9 freq
deyr (2) - 1 freq
dig (2) - 85 freq
vir (2) - 1 freq
doar (2) - 29 freq
dury (2) - 1 freq
lir (2) - 16 freq
dory (2) - 1 freq
udr (2) - 1 freq
'ir (2) - 11 freq
diary (2) - 42 freq
dear (2) - 425 freq
dirs (2) - 28 freq
doer (2) - 1 freq
tir (2) - 4 freq
SoundEx code - D600
door - 1906 freq
dry - 472 freq
dour - 126 freq
daar - 11 freq
daur - 73 freq
doorwey - 13 freq
dearie - 37 freq
dare - 61 freq
drew - 194 freq
draw - 176 freq
drowe - 8 freq
dree - 54 freq
dear - 425 freq
draa - 51 freq
deer - 71 freq
'draw - 4 freq
'dear - 4 freq
doorway - 17 freq
deary - 4 freq
dr - 199 freq
diary - 42 freq
der - 303 freq
'drew - 1 freq
diarrhoea - 4 freq
dure - 64 freq
dor - 5 freq
deir - 7 freq
'dearie - 1 freq
dar - 86 freq
doar - 29 freq
deer'' - 1 freq
dire - 9 freq
daur' - 1 freq
derry' - 1 freq
dorr - 43 freq
dra - 4 freq
drow - 4 freq
dour' - 1 freq
dur - 1 freq
dere - 207 freq
dairy - 28 freq
doyr - 1 freq
dewar - 9 freq
drah - 1 freq
dreh - 2 freq
doer - 1 freq
door' - 2 freq
dower - 2 freq
deere - 3 freq
diaorrhea - 2 freq
derry - 49 freq
dair - 11 freq
draaw - 1 freq
doorie - 3 freq
dir - 400 freq
dey're - 32 freq
'dey're - 2 freq
douro - 1 freq
duoro - 6 freq
dear' - 1 freq
duir - 26 freq
dray - 4 freq
duirwey - 1 freq
dore - 3 freq
dooer - 1 freq
d'ir - 39 freq
dær - 4 freq
deerie - 1 freq
droo - 1 freq
dey'r - 1 freq
door-a - 1 freq
de'r - 51 freq
dø-er - 2 freq
drowie - 5 freq
dorie - 1 freq
€˜dere - 1 freq
deyr - 1 freq
dorro - 1 freq
€˜dey're - 1 freq
€œdeirie - 1 freq
€˜dear - 3 freq
draw- - 1 freq
diarie - 1 freq
€˜deir - 1 freq
dowier - 1 freq
dewer - 2 freq
deur - 2 freq
doorwaiy - 1 freq
€œdear - 1 freq
dory - 1 freq
darry - 1 freq
€™dry - 1 freq
derri- - 2 freq
derri - 4 freq
doori - 1 freq
€œdearie - 2 freq
€œdr - 2 freq
draa' - 1 freq
durie - 1 freq
drewie - 1 freq
€˜door - 1 freq
dÂ’oor - 1 freq
dyr - 1 freq
dwra - 1 freq
dura - 1 freq
dahri - 1 freq
dere' - 1 freq
dury - 1 freq
drhue - 1 freq
doire - 1 freq
‘diary - 1 freq
'diary - 3 freq
MetaPhone code - TR
tree - 612 freq
door - 1906 freq
touer - 60 freq
dry - 472 freq
true - 532 freq
tear - 103 freq
dour - 126 freq
daar - 11 freq
teer - 5 freq
daur - 73 freq
try - 802 freq
terry - 16 freq
tire - 12 freq
tore - 69 freq
dearie - 37 freq
dare - 61 freq
drew - 194 freq
draw - 176 freq
terr - 9 freq
tther - 6 freq
dree - 54 freq
dear - 425 freq
tour - 88 freq
draa - 51 freq
deer - 71 freq
trio - 16 freq
trow - 132 freq
tara - 16 freq
tyr - 1 freq
tray - 48 freq
'try - 4 freq
'draw - 4 freq
trew - 28 freq
'dear - 4 freq
hydro - 10 freq
deary - 4 freq
tare - 4 freq
teary - 3 freq
dr - 199 freq
teir - 11 freq
diary - 42 freq
der - 303 freq
'drew - 1 freq
-tree - 1 freq
tarry - 20 freq
tyre - 17 freq
torry - 16 freq
tirr - 5 freq
tor - 4 freq
taur - 9 freq
trae - 1 freq
tar - 26 freq
dure - 64 freq
dor - 5 freq
toor - 7 freq
deir - 7 freq
tiree - 2 freq
'dearie - 1 freq
torrey - 1 freq
tre - 4 freq
dar - 86 freq
tae'r - 2 freq
tooer - 11 freq
tarrae - 1 freq
ter - 6 freq
doar - 29 freq
troo - 51 freq
deer'' - 1 freq
toorie - 13 freq
dire - 9 freq
turra - 22 freq
teri - 4 freq
daur' - 1 freq
tory - 132 freq
derry' - 1 freq
dorr - 43 freq
dra - 4 freq
to'oer - 2 freq
tree' - 1 freq
drow - 4 freq
dour' - 1 freq
dur - 1 freq
hyter - 2 freq
dere - 207 freq
tarrie - 2 freq
dairy - 28 freq
doyr - 1 freq
t'er - 6 freq
te'r - 2 freq
tery - 1 freq
true' - 2 freq
tearie - 1 freq
drah - 1 freq
dreh - 2 freq
treh - 3 freq
doer - 1 freq
door' - 2 freq
tr - 8 freq
deere - 3 freq
terra - 1 freq
tree-ee - 1 freq
tru - 1 freq
ytr - 1 freq
'true - 2 freq
derry - 49 freq
terah - 3 freq
ture - 2 freq
dair - 11 freq
trua - 1 freq
draaw - 1 freq
tier - 36 freq
doorie - 3 freq
dir - 400 freq
dey're - 32 freq
'dey're - 2 freq
'túria' - 1 freq
túria - 4 freq
douro - 1 freq
duoro - 6 freq
tur - 2 freq
dear' - 1 freq
duir - 26 freq
taurrie - 2 freq
dray - 4 freq
'trew - 1 freq
trei - 4 freq
trou - 39 freq
dore - 3 freq
dooer - 1 freq
d'ir - 39 freq
dær - 4 freq
trie - 2 freq
deerie - 1 freq
ta-ra - 29 freq
taer - 1 freq
tarra - 1 freq
droo - 1 freq
dey'r - 1 freq
tourie - 4 freq
triy - 2 freq
'tree - 1 freq
door-a - 1 freq
hydra - 11 freq
de'r - 51 freq
traui - 1 freq
dø-er - 2 freq
to'er - 1 freq
troy - 8 freq
dorie - 1 freq
terr' - 1 freq
€˜dere - 1 freq
deyr - 1 freq
dorro - 1 freq
€˜dey're - 1 freq
tör - 1 freq
€œdeirie - 1 freq
turr - 1 freq
€˜dear - 3 freq
taury - 1 freq
draw- - 1 freq
diarie - 1 freq
€˜deir - 1 freq
€˜true - 1 freq
€˜trow - 1 freq
tooorie - 1 freq
deur - 2 freq
€œdear - 1 freq
dory - 1 freq
darry - 1 freq
€™dry - 1 freq
derri- - 2 freq
derri - 4 freq
doori - 1 freq
€œdearie - 2 freq
€œdr - 2 freq
draa' - 1 freq
durie - 1 freq
terrie - 2 freq
€œterrie - 1 freq
€˜door - 1 freq
treu - 1 freq
dÂ’oor - 1 freq
turraÂ’ - 1 freq
dyr - 1 freq
tir - 4 freq
treeÂ’ - 1 freq
terre - 1 freq
dwra - 1 freq
dura - 1 freq
dahri - 1 freq
ytri - 2 freq
dere' - 1 freq
dury - 1 freq
doire - 1 freq
‘diary - 1 freq
'diary - 3 freq
'trio' - 1 freq
tra - 1 freq
hdr - 1 freq
torra - 2 freq
tori - 1 freq
DIR
their - 5115 freq
thair - 1955 freq
thir - 1575 freq
dir - 400 freq
thare - 505 freq
there - 6822 freq
there's - 1384 freq
dir - 400 freq
air - 1001 freq
airs - 38 freq
air's - 26 freq
thare - 505 freq
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.307557 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 - 0.521953 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 - 0.039011 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 - 0.051608 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 - 0.001379 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.