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Similar words to four in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
four (0) - 195 freq
foor (1) - 1 freq
flour (1) - 15 freq
sour (1) - 7 freq
foun (1) - 46 freq
faur (1) - 728 freq
our (1) - 496 freq
foury (1) - 1 freq
for (1) - 14542 freq
foir (1) - 6 freq
fowr (1) - 23 freq
hour (1) - 133 freq
pour (1) - 30 freq
fouk (1) - 9 freq
foul (1) - 42 freq
'our (1) - 4 freq
bour (1) - 1 freq
jour (1) - 2 freq
mour (1) - 4 freq
fou (1) - 318 freq
lour (1) - 5 freq
our (1) - 1 freq
your (1) - 1733 freq
dour (1) - 126 freq
foar (1) - 1 freq
four (0) - 195 freq
foir (1) - 6 freq
for (1) - 14542 freq
foar (1) - 1 freq
fyur (1) - 2 freq
fur (1) - 7713 freq
foury (1) - 1 freq
foor (1) - 1 freq
faur (1) - 728 freq
feir (2) - 7 freq
fyer (2) - 1 freq
fr (2) - 1 freq
fier (2) - 6 freq
fyr (2) - 32 freq
afoir (2) - 68 freq
afoar (2) - 15 freq
fair (2) - 1530 freq
fiouer (2) - 1 freq
afaur (2) - 4 freq
faar (2) - 81 freq
afor (2) - 25 freq
far (2) - 1549 freq
fora (2) - 3 freq
fure (2) - 1 freq
fayr (2) - 1 freq
SoundEx code - F600
for - 14542 freq
frae - 4566 freq
fear - 429 freq
fore - 157 freq
faurawa - 5 freq
fire - 705 freq
fairy - 75 freq
faur - 728 freq
fir - 4027 freq
fower - 697 freq
'frae - 6 freq
fair - 1530 freq
fare - 64 freq
free - 649 freq
'for - 29 freq
far - 1549 freq
faar - 81 freq
ferry - 48 freq
ferr - 48 freq
four - 195 freq
fur - 7713 freq
fury - 32 freq
foree - 1 freq
fri - 6 freq
furra - 42 freq
fere - 18 freq
fer - 2011 freq
'ferry - 1 freq
fiery - 28 freq
faur-awa - 8 freq
'far - 6 freq
fier - 6 freq
'four - 2 freq
'fur - 8 freq
'fair - 6 freq
f'ower - 1 freq
furrow - 12 freq
-for - 3 freq
'fir - 4 freq
feirrie - 1 freq
faerie - 8 freq
furr - 12 freq
faeroe - 1 freq
fu'er - 1 freq
fra - 11 freq
fowre - 25 freq
foraye - 13 freq
foury - 1 freq
feary - 1 freq
furry - 23 freq
fur-yowe - 1 freq
fayre - 8 freq
fry - 39 freq
fawr - 1 freq
f-for - 1 freq
faer - 59 freq
ferrie - 7 freq
furie - 13 freq
freya - 36 freq
'freya - 3 freq
'faur - 3 freq
frey - 1 freq
farawa' - 1 freq
firey - 2 freq
fyre - 27 freq
fayer - 3 freq
fayr - 1 freq
feer - 4 freq
foar - 1 freq
fyer - 1 freq
faery - 2 freq
firra - 9 freq
firreh - 1 freq
fre - 2 freq
fairie - 4 freq
fewer - 11 freq
firr - 2 freq
fowr - 23 freq
'free - 3 freq
'fore - 1 freq
for-why - 1 freq
fray - 10 freq
fire' - 2 freq
fear' - 1 freq
fearie - 2 freq
faraway - 3 freq
free' - 5 freq
far-awa - 1 freq
fower- - 2 freq
°fer - 2 freq
fierie - 2 freq
'fer - 3 freq
fiere - 4 freq
faarey - 1 freq
for' - 3 freq
faur-away - 1 freq
'fire' - 1 freq
'fire - 1 freq
forhoo - 1 freq
farawey - 2 freq
fioory - 1 freq
feir - 7 freq
foir - 6 freq
frie - 18 freq
furrie - 1 freq
fro - 3 freq
foyer - 2 freq
foo'r - 2 freq
fær - 1 freq
fyr - 32 freq
fara - 1 freq
ferawey - 2 freq
fyur - 2 freq
furro - 2 freq
fewr - 1 freq
frau - 1 freq
fraa - 2 freq
fyower - 1 freq
fora - 3 freq
faroe - 6 freq
'for' - 2 freq
foor - 1 freq
fiouer - 1 freq
fou're - 1 freq
farawa - 1 freq
ferawa - 1 freq
fewar - 1 freq
frei - 5 freq
farrow - 2 freq
fuyra - 1 freq
fir - 2 freq
'fear' - 1 freq
for - 9 freq
far - 8 freq
free - 1 freq
fower - 2 freq
féðer - 1 freq
fré - 1 freq
fyrie - 3 freq
'fir' - 1 freq
foraa - 1 freq
ffrae - 1 freq
firie - 1 freq
far - 1 freq
frie - 1 freq
fur - 4 freq
fure - 1 freq
forwhy - 1 freq
freewey - 1 freq
far - 1 freq
fire - 2 freq
feery - 1 freq
farr - 1 freq
farooe - 1 freq
foray - 1 freq
faera - 3 freq
faire - 1 freq
fower - 1 freq
ferrawa - 2 freq
for - 6 freq
fer - 1 freq
für - 2 freq
fower - 3 freq
free - 1 freq
fur' - 1 freq
fur - 3 freq
fyr - 1 freq
---fir - 1 freq
four - 2 freq
feerie - 5 freq
fuar - 1 freq
fer - 1 freq
fouïr - 1 freq
far-away - 1 freq
fauraway - 1 freq
f’er - 2 freq
fr - 1 freq
farah - 1 freq
frw - 1 freq
“free - 1 freq
força - 2 freq
“for - 1 freq
'fear - 1 freq
froo - 4 freq
frh - 1 freq
fvor - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - FR
for - 14542 freq
frae - 4566 freq
fear - 429 freq
fore - 157 freq
fire - 705 freq
fairy - 75 freq
faur - 728 freq
fir - 4027 freq
'frae - 6 freq
fair - 1530 freq
fare - 64 freq
free - 649 freq
'for - 29 freq
very - 698 freq
far - 1549 freq
faar - 81 freq
ferry - 48 freq
ferr - 48 freq
verra - 436 freq
four - 195 freq
fur - 7713 freq
fury - 32 freq
foree - 1 freq
fri - 6 freq
furra - 42 freq
vire - 2 freq
fere - 18 freq
fer - 2011 freq
'ferry - 1 freq
fiery - 28 freq
'far - 6 freq
virr - 57 freq
fier - 6 freq
'four - 2 freq
'fur - 8 freq
'fair - 6 freq
furrow - 12 freq
-for - 3 freq
'fir - 4 freq
feirrie - 1 freq
faerie - 8 freq
furr - 12 freq
vairy - 1 freq
faeroe - 1 freq
fu'er - 1 freq
fra - 11 freq
fowre - 25 freq
foury - 1 freq
feary - 1 freq
furry - 23 freq
vaar - 1 freq
vera - 29 freq
fayre - 8 freq
fry - 39 freq
fawr - 1 freq
faer - 59 freq
verie - 23 freq
ferrie - 7 freq
'verra - 5 freq
furie - 13 freq
'faur - 3 freq
frey - 1 freq
firey - 2 freq
fyre - 27 freq
veer - 1 freq
fayr - 1 freq
feer - 4 freq
foar - 1 freq
faery - 2 freq
firra - 9 freq
firreh - 1 freq
'very - 3 freq
fre - 2 freq
fairie - 4 freq
virry - 2 freq
firr - 2 freq
fowr - 23 freq
'free - 3 freq
voar - 46 freq
'fore - 1 freq
for-why - 1 freq
fray - 10 freq
fire' - 2 freq
fear' - 1 freq
fearie - 2 freq
free' - 5 freq
vore - 2 freq
°fer - 2 freq
fierie - 2 freq
'fer - 3 freq
fiere - 4 freq
viry - 9 freq
faarey - 1 freq
ve''re - 1 freq
for' - 3 freq
pharoh - 1 freq
veiry - 1 freq
'fire' - 1 freq
'fire - 1 freq
fioory - 1 freq
ver - 1 freq
feir - 7 freq
foir - 6 freq
frie - 18 freq
furrie - 1 freq
fro - 3 freq
foo'r - 2 freq
ver - 3 freq
fær - 1 freq
fyr - 32 freq
fara - 1 freq
furro - 2 freq
fewr - 1 freq
frau - 1 freq
fraa - 2 freq
wyver - 2 freq
fora - 3 freq
faroe - 6 freq
'for' - 2 freq
foor - 1 freq
fiouer - 1 freq
fou're - 1 freq
vary - 3 freq
verray - 1 freq
'verra' - 1 freq
frei - 5 freq
farrow - 2 freq
vooar' - 1 freq
fuyra - 1 freq
fir - 2 freq
'fear' - 1 freq
for - 9 freq
far - 8 freq
free - 1 freq
very - 1 freq
féðer - 1 freq
fré - 1 freq
fyrie - 3 freq
'fir' - 1 freq
foraa - 1 freq
ffrae - 1 freq
firie - 1 freq
far - 1 freq
frie - 1 freq
fur - 4 freq
fure - 1 freq
forwhy - 1 freq
far - 1 freq
fire - 2 freq
vir - 1 freq
pharoah - 1 freq
feery - 1 freq
farr - 1 freq
farooe - 1 freq
foray - 1 freq
faera - 3 freq
faire - 1 freq
verra - 1 freq
for - 6 freq
very - 1 freq
fer - 1 freq
für - 2 freq
free - 1 freq
fur' - 1 freq
fur - 3 freq
fyr - 1 freq
---fir - 1 freq
four - 2 freq
vaara - 1 freq
feerie - 5 freq
fuar - 1 freq
fer - 1 freq
fouïr - 1 freq
varra - 1 freq
var - 8 freq
f’er - 2 freq
fr - 1 freq
farah - 1 freq
vr - 5 freq
phhr - 1 freq
frw - 1 freq
“free - 1 freq
força - 2 freq
“for - 1 freq
veere - 1 freq
'fear - 1 freq
froo - 4 freq
“very - 1 freq
frh - 1 freq
være - 1 freq
FOUR
fower - 697 freq
four - 195 freq
fowert - 10 freq
fours - 2 freq
fowers - 7 freq
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.203680 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 - 0.327926 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 - 0.029314 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 - 0.039533 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 - 0.000937 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.