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Similar words to ghana in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
ghana (0) - 1 freq
ahaa (2) - 1 freq
haena (2) - 49 freq
gant (2) - 15 freq
nana (2) - 11 freq
hanna (2) - 11 freq
grant (2) - 101 freq
giant (2) - 85 freq
haha (2) - 66 freq
diana (2) - 8 freq
granpa (2) - 1 freq
dana (2) - 1 freq
whang (2) - 6 freq
shona (2) - 16 freq
grans (2) - 2 freq
lhan (2) - 1 freq
shaa (2) - 51 freq
'haha (2) - 1 freq
ghandi (2) - 1 freq
thank (2) - 362 freq
hane (2) - 4 freq
gean (2) - 10 freq
chans (2) - 1 freq
thans (2) - 3 freq
hadna (2) - 113 freq
ghana (0) - 1 freq
gane (3) - 270 freq
khan (3) - 3 freq
gena (3) - 1 freq
rhona (3) - 36 freq
goane (3) - 1 freq
guan (3) - 11 freq
gyan (3) - 104 freq
gonna (3) - 129 freq
hina (3) - 2 freq
than (3) - 2763 freq
gaan (3) - 244 freq
guano (3) - 1 freq
gan (3) - 768 freq
goona (3) - 1 freq
gran (3) - 232 freq
china (3) - 53 freq
han (3) - 393 freq
goan (3) - 64 freq
whan (3) - 2757 freq
thane (3) - 3 freq
eoghan (3) - 1 freq
vhan (3) - 1 freq
dhan (3) - 1 freq
gahn (3) - 1 freq
SoundEx code - G500
gaun - 1877 freq
gonnae - 606 freq
giein - 437 freq
gone - 292 freq
gin - 1987 freq
gan - 768 freq
gane - 270 freq
gain - 53 freq
gaen - 191 freq
goon - 33 freq
gien - 1024 freq
gaan - 244 freq
gun - 81 freq
game - 648 freq
gamie - 12 freq
gauin - 46 freq
gemme - 105 freq
gawin - 26 freq
gein - 37 freq
goan - 64 freq
'gin - 37 freq
gaein - 147 freq
guano - 1 freq
'giein - 3 freq
gonae - 38 freq
geein - 42 freq
gawn - 34 freq
goun - 23 freq
gaunie - 6 freq
goin - 248 freq
gean - 10 freq
'gawn - 2 freq
gem - 24 freq
gonna - 129 freq
'gonnae - 9 freq
gie'in - 2 freq
gi'en - 7 freq
gowan - 16 freq
gemm - 53 freq
gzemm - 1 freq
'gaun - 14 freq
gyan - 104 freq
gaunae - 39 freq
'gaunae - 1 freq
goonie - 14 freq
gym - 45 freq
gum - 19 freq
genie - 7 freq
gammy - 8 freq
geen - 77 freq
gaean - 2 freq
gaain - 2 freq
gammie - 4 freq
gounie - 7 freq
goin' - 5 freq
guinea - 6 freq
giein' - 4 freq
gaun' - 2 freq
goween - 1 freq
goen - 1 freq
gyaan - 83 freq
g'n - 2 freq
gn - 10 freq
genoa - 2 freq
guan - 11 freq
gan' - 9 freq
gon - 7 freq
gunn - 2 freq
gonny - 17 freq
'gome - 1 freq
gannaway - 1 freq
ga'en - 1 freq
geem - 5 freq
gene - 2 freq
ga'an - 6 freq
g'in - 6 freq
g'on - 10 freq
gen - 11 freq
ginnae - 1 freq
gaunnae - 135 freq
gimme - 4 freq
gaunna - 3 freq
gemma - 18 freq
gam - 2 freq
ga''en - 1 freq
gi'n - 3 freq
gaime - 1 freq
gin' - 1 freq
geyan - 17 freq
gaun'ae - 28 freq
gehenna - 1 freq
ghana - 1 freq
gyaain - 85 freq
'gn' - 1 freq
gie'im - 1 freq
giean - 4 freq
gie'n - 2 freq
gunnie - 16 freq
gaem - 1 freq
gonnae' - 1 freq
gown - 2 freq
gummy - 6 freq
giem - 1 freq
gjaain - 2 freq
gm - 10 freq
ganie - 6 freq
gonnie - 1 freq
geian - 1 freq
geyin - 1 freq
go-an - 1 freq
gauny - 1 freq
goom - 1 freq
gome - 1 freq
guiami - 1 freq
g'oan - 1 freq
gwyne - 1 freq
gie-in - 2 freq
'gemma - 1 freq
'gane - 1 freq
'gone - 1 freq
€˜gien - 2 freq
€˜gin - 4 freq
€œgien - 1 freq
go'n - 8 freq
goooo'n - 1 freq
gaunny - 7 freq
gnaw - 6 freq
gyaun - 10 freq
€¦gin - 1 freq
gune - 1 freq
€œgin - 25 freq
gme - 45 freq
g-g-gaun - 1 freq
g-g-g-gaun - 1 freq
gamma - 9 freq
€˜gonnae - 2 freq
gey-an - 1 freq
gonaae - 1 freq
gony - 3 freq
€œgan - 1 freq
gawain - 1 freq
€˜gaun - 2 freq
goane - 1 freq
'gonnae' - 1 freq
€œgoin - 1 freq
gnu - 1 freq
€¦gon - 1 freq
goony - 1 freq
gein' - 1 freq
gim - 1 freq
guun - 1 freq
gyeen - 1 freq
€˜gauuuun - 1 freq
goanna - 1 freq
gae'an - 1 freq
gonnay - 1 freq
gaÂ’an - 1 freq
gaen' - 1 freq
gena - 1 freq
“gon - 1 freq
ggzkun - 1 freq
geeeeeeoannnnn - 1 freq
ganna - 8 freq
gscm - 1 freq
goona - 1 freq
gnh - 1 freq
goinÂ’ - 2 freq
gino - 1 freq
genny - 1 freq
gÂ’on - 2 freq
gaunÂ’ae - 3 freq
gwennie - 1 freq
gkam - 1 freq
gemÂ’ - 1 freq
game” - 1 freq
“gone - 1 freq
gaim - 1 freq
gauna - 1 freq
gien” - 2 freq
gjaan - 1 freq
gahn - 1 freq
gioni - 1 freq
gehmn - 1 freq
ggeanh - 1 freq
game' - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - FN
fine - 1603 freq
fin - 1563 freq
faa'n - 8 freq
funny - 368 freq
fan - 1367 freq
faa'en - 1 freq
fin' - 14 freq
faain - 60 freq
faan - 70 freq
fun - 642 freq
vn - 2 freq
fen - 47 freq
phone - 509 freq
van - 161 freq
funn - 25 freq
fain - 44 freq
'fine - 6 freq
'phone - 2 freq
vouin - 1 freq
fawn - 24 freq
vain - 30 freq
vine - 25 freq
foon - 7 freq
'fan - 3 freq
vin - 6 freq
foun - 46 freq
fyne - 38 freq
vein - 5 freq
faen - 7 freq
vino - 10 freq
veni - 1 freq
wyvin - 15 freq
feign - 3 freq
veiny - 2 freq
venue - 16 freq
fa'in - 20 freq
vannie - 4 freq
faaen - 11 freq
phonie - 1 freq
finn - 47 freq
faw'n - 2 freq
fouin - 1 freq
fowne - 1 freq
feyn - 7 freq
fein - 3 freq
fone - 8 freq
faun - 40 freq
faaahnnn - 1 freq
vannae - 1 freq
phoney - 1 freq
vienna - 4 freq
fanny - 36 freq
vinny' - 1 freq
'fiona - 1 freq
fuin - 4 freq
hyphen - 2 freq
fiona - 42 freq
fa'en - 4 freq
'-fun - 1 freq
fyn - 8 freq
feein - 4 freq
yvonne - 81 freq
yvonne' - 1 freq
v¥in - 1 freq
foun' - 7 freq
phony - 2 freq
phone' - 1 freq
faun' - 2 freq
vinna - 1 freq
ghana - 1 freq
hövin - 2 freq
fa'n - 1 freq
funie - 1 freq
vinnie - 7 freq
fiann - 1 freq
fon - 3 freq
foan - 1 freq
fiown - 1 freq
fionn - 1 freq
funna - 1 freq
faa'in - 2 freq
f''an - 1 freq
f'an - 1 freq
fann - 1 freq
fauna - 3 freq
fee'in - 1 freq
vinny - 2 freq
'fin - 6 freq
von - 1 freq
feinn - 1 freq
€˜fan - 3 freq
€˜fane - 1 freq
híven - 1 freq
fne - 1 freq
€¦fin - 2 freq
fenn - 1 freq
vann - 3 freq
fonn - 1 freq
€œfine - 7 freq
€œfun - 1 freq
phon - 1 freq
fun' - 1 freq
f-in - 1 freq
vini - 2 freq
€œfin - 1 freq
fa-in - 1 freq
finnie - 1 freq
vonny - 2 freq
féin - 1 freq
€˜finn - 2 freq
fianna - 1 freq
fuan - 2 freq
€˜fine - 1 freq
hven - 1 freq
fn - 4 freq
hvun - 1 freq
fane - 1 freq
fion - 2 freq
venn - 1 freq
phunny - 1 freq
fino - 1 freq
fÂ’n - 1 freq
vaina - 1 freq
fine' - 1 freq
vhn - 1 freq
funow - 1 freq
fonuu - 1 freq
finÂ’ - 1 freq
GHANA
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.286138 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 - 0.369383 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 - 0.032709 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 - 0.040209 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 - 0.000868 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.