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Similar words to float in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
float (0) - 26 freq
loat (1) - 42 freq
afloat (1) - 12 freq
floar (1) - 6 freq
flot (1) - 2 freq
floaty (1) - 1 freq
ploat (1) - 1 freq
floats (1) - 18 freq
aloat (1) - 8 freq
flat (1) - 274 freq
flaat (1) - 2 freq
gloat (1) - 4 freq
floated (2) - 15 freq
flook (2) - 1 freq
loam (2) - 5 freq
flyan (2) - 17 freq
foart (2) - 1 freq
flab (2) - 2 freq
loft (2) - 13 freq
foan (2) - 1 freq
flog (2) - 1 freq
soat (2) - 1 freq
cloan (2) - 1 freq
faat (2) - 15 freq
'lat (2) - 14 freq
float (0) - 26 freq
flot (1) - 2 freq
floaty (1) - 1 freq
afloat (1) - 12 freq
flat (1) - 274 freq
flaat (1) - 2 freq
flit (2) - 64 freq
flut (2) - 2 freq
fleyt (2) - 3 freq
aflot (2) - 2 freq
flait (2) - 1 freq
fleet (2) - 42 freq
fleit (2) - 2 freq
gloat (2) - 4 freq
ploat (2) - 1 freq
floar (2) - 6 freq
loat (2) - 42 freq
floats (2) - 18 freq
aloat (2) - 8 freq
flet (2) - 30 freq
fluit (2) - 11 freq
flan (3) - 3 freq
floyd (3) - 4 freq
cloot (3) - 129 freq
leat (3) - 1 freq
SoundEx code - F430
fleed - 13 freq
felt - 842 freq
field - 230 freq
flat - 274 freq
followt - 3 freq
follaed - 159 freq
fillt - 52 freq
follit - 11 freq
fled - 31 freq
fold - 18 freq
fault - 74 freq
follied - 11 freq
filled - 152 freq
fleyed - 2 freq
fàilte - 1 freq
follaet - 6 freq
fluit - 11 freq
fauld - 37 freq
filthy - 15 freq
flood - 24 freq
fleeto - 2 freq
failed - 50 freq
filed - 12 freq
fulled - 36 freq
feild - 1 freq
flude - 6 freq
followed - 142 freq
flet - 30 freq
falloed - 1 freq
'flat' - 2 freq
fleet - 42 freq
fullt - 23 freq
fylt - 5 freq
fult - 2 freq
filth - 8 freq
folleyed - 2 freq
followit - 1 freq
float - 26 freq
failte - 2 freq
fluid - 17 freq
flit - 64 freq
floyd - 4 freq
fleyt - 3 freq
fyled - 4 freq
felled - 9 freq
follae'd - 6 freq
'filthy - 1 freq
falit - 1 freq
filthie - 4 freq
fellt - 6 freq
'filthie - 1 freq
flaat - 2 freq
flatta - 1 freq
feyl't - 1 freq
ful't - 1 freq
folly't - 1 freq
floo'ed - 2 freq
flute - 16 freq
fleit - 2 freq
fahlt - 1 freq
follow't - 2 freq
failt - 7 freq
filet - 2 freq
flettie - 1 freq
faaled - 18 freq
follaeit - 3 freq
faulty - 2 freq
flowed - 9 freq
feelt - 22 freq
folliet - 7 freq
fould - 1 freq
folhet - 1 freq
fillit - 2 freq
fill't - 5 freq
filt - 8 freq
fillet - 7 freq
follaéd - 1 freq
fïllt - 2 freq
feelheid - 1 freq
fillet' - 1 freq
fleid - 2 freq
fuelled - 7 freq
folla'd - 1 freq
flattie - 3 freq
fealty - 4 freq
flyte - 17 freq
flöd - 3 freq
flite - 2 freq
faalt - 4 freq
flotta - 5 freq
feillit - 4 freq
flait - 1 freq
flett - 4 freq
feiillit - 1 freq
falloot - 1 freq
flætt - 1 freq
fill'd - 1 freq
f-f-f-float - 2 freq
flawed - 2 freq
fleadh - 1 freq
flut - 2 freq
floued - 1 freq
feeld - 1 freq
flot - 2 freq
fooled - 7 freq
faal't - 1 freq
folla't - 1 freq
full't - 1 freq
felloot - 1 freq
failit - 2 freq
follat - 3 freq
flow'd - 1 freq
fallout - 1 freq
fauldie - 7 freq
flied - 1 freq
failyiet - 1 freq
fleeta - 1 freq
€œfilthie - 1 freq
flayed - 2 freq
field- - 1 freq
falloet - 2 freq
fallaed - 5 freq
faldie - 1 freq
foallied - 1 freq
follaeed - 2 freq
falad - 16 freq
€œfalad - 1 freq
€œfellt - 1 freq
fahlty - 1 freq
fleud - 2 freq
flit' - 1 freq
floaty - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - FLT
fleed - 13 freq
felt - 842 freq
field - 230 freq
flat - 274 freq
followt - 3 freq
follaed - 159 freq
fillt - 52 freq
follit - 11 freq
veiled - 3 freq
veleta - 1 freq
fled - 31 freq
fold - 18 freq
fault - 74 freq
follied - 11 freq
filled - 152 freq
fàilte - 1 freq
follaet - 6 freq
fluit - 11 freq
fauld - 37 freq
flood - 24 freq
fleeto - 2 freq
failed - 50 freq
valued - 14 freq
filed - 12 freq
fulled - 36 freq
feild - 1 freq
flude - 6 freq
flet - 30 freq
falloed - 1 freq
'flat' - 2 freq
fleet - 42 freq
fullt - 23 freq
fylt - 5 freq
fult - 2 freq
'violate - 1 freq
float - 26 freq
failte - 2 freq
fluid - 17 freq
flit - 64 freq
floyd - 4 freq
fleyt - 3 freq
violet - 316 freq
fyled - 4 freq
felled - 9 freq
valet - 1 freq
follae'd - 6 freq
falit - 1 freq
fellt - 6 freq
veilit - 1 freq
flaat - 2 freq
flatta - 1 freq
feyl't - 1 freq
ful't - 1 freq
folly't - 1 freq
floo'ed - 2 freq
valid - 26 freq
flute - 16 freq
fleit - 2 freq
fahlt - 1 freq
follow't - 2 freq
failt - 7 freq
filet - 2 freq
flettie - 1 freq
faaled - 18 freq
follaeit - 3 freq
faulty - 2 freq
feelt - 22 freq
folliet - 7 freq
fould - 1 freq
'valid - 1 freq
fillit - 2 freq
fill't - 5 freq
filt - 8 freq
fillet - 7 freq
follaéd - 1 freq
fïllt - 2 freq
'violet - 1 freq
fillet' - 1 freq
fleid - 2 freq
fuelled - 7 freq
folla'd - 1 freq
flattie - 3 freq
fealty - 4 freq
flyte - 17 freq
flöd - 3 freq
flite - 2 freq
faalt - 4 freq
flotta - 5 freq
feillit - 4 freq
flait - 1 freq
flett - 4 freq
feiillit - 1 freq
falloot - 1 freq
flætt - 1 freq
fill'd - 1 freq
velued - 2 freq
fleadh - 1 freq
flut - 2 freq
floued - 1 freq
feeld - 1 freq
flot - 2 freq
velouté - 1 freq
fooled - 7 freq
faal't - 1 freq
folla't - 1 freq
full't - 1 freq
felloot - 1 freq
failit - 2 freq
vault - 5 freq
follat - 3 freq
flow'd - 1 freq
fallout - 1 freq
€˜valid - 1 freq
veluet - 1 freq
fauldie - 7 freq
flied - 1 freq
fleeta - 1 freq
field- - 1 freq
falloet - 2 freq
fallaed - 5 freq
faldie - 1 freq
foallied - 1 freq
follaeed - 2 freq
falad - 16 freq
€œfalad - 1 freq
€œfellt - 1 freq
fahlty - 1 freq
fleud - 2 freq
ghallta - 1 freq
flit' - 1 freq
vald - 1 freq
voilet - 1 freq
floaty - 1 freq
phildo - 2 freq
FLOAT
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.179338 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 - 0.334028 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 - 0.028957 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 - 0.038515 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 - 0.000918 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.