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Similar words to scary in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
scary (0) - 55 freq
scaly (1) - 13 freq
scarn (1) - 2 freq
scarp (1) - 2 freq
soary (1) - 3 freq
scar (1) - 16 freq
scart (1) - 23 freq
scare (1) - 20 freq
scarey (1) - 2 freq
scars (1) - 12 freq
cary (1) - 1 freq
scry (1) - 4 freq
scarf (1) - 44 freq
skarpy (2) - 1 freq
scaurt (2) - 2 freq
score (2) - 94 freq
spry (2) - 3 freq
sway (2) - 10 freq
soarey (2) - 1 freq
smarty (2) - 1 freq
leary (2) - 1 freq
scad (2) - 6 freq
scaurs (2) - 5 freq
siar (2) - 1 freq
slaty (2) - 1 freq
scary (0) - 55 freq
scarey (1) - 2 freq
scare (1) - 20 freq
scry (1) - 4 freq
scar (1) - 16 freq
oscar (2) - 8 freq
scaar (2) - 20 freq
scaly (2) - 13 freq
scur (2) - 1 freq
scaur (2) - 14 freq
scair (2) - 2 freq
scarf (2) - 44 freq
score (2) - 94 freq
scarn (2) - 2 freq
scarp (2) - 2 freq
soary (2) - 3 freq
scart (2) - 23 freq
scars (2) - 12 freq
cary (2) - 1 freq
story (3) - 726 freq
sari (3) - 3 freq
scroo (3) - 2 freq
'care (3) - 1 freq
scort (3) - 1 freq
scrae (3) - 1 freq
SoundEx code - S600
sweir - 86 freq
sair - 786 freq
shair - 445 freq
square - 164 freq
shore - 190 freq
sgair - 1 freq
skyrie - 30 freq
sure - 1001 freq
sorry - 501 freq
saur - 12 freq
shear - 9 freq
sour - 7 freq
sir- - 4 freq
sir - 358 freq
shooer - 26 freq
screw - 24 freq
share - 285 freq
swuir - 2 freq
skyre - 6 freq
skaur - 1 freq
soor - 96 freq
shuir - 141 freq
scry - 4 freq
'sir' - 1 freq
sea-haar - 1 freq
shouer - 6 freq
'sorry - 14 freq
sheer - 55 freq
saire - 4 freq
sare - 30 freq
sairy - 5 freq
sore - 53 freq
score - 94 freq
swear - 63 freq
'swear - 2 freq
skewer - 5 freq
seer - 39 freq
'sair - 2 freq
'sir - 7 freq
sahara - 7 freq
scourie - 2 freq
sairie - 22 freq
swore - 25 freq
scare - 20 freq
scary - 55 freq
sur - 23 freq
sorr - 1 freq
shire - 26 freq
sherry - 26 freq
sweer - 19 freq
skeer - 2 freq
suir - 11 freq
scoor - 12 freq
soarry - 4 freq
shoory - 3 freq
sorrow - 29 freq
sweirie - 1 freq
sairrie - 3 freq
sorra - 43 freq
shower - 50 freq
skare - 4 freq
squere - 1 freq
scrowe - 2 freq
scaur - 14 freq
syria - 12 freq
soiree - 5 freq
sarah - 40 freq
soir - 1 freq
sire - 8 freq
scurrie - 3 freq
shaw'r - 1 freq
siura - 1 freq
siar - 1 freq
shoor - 70 freq
sqwar - 1 freq
soary - 3 freq
soarey - 1 freq
shoar - 4 freq
soaree - 1 freq
scair - 2 freq
scairry - 1 freq
sour' - 1 freq
sware - 1 freq
soar - 10 freq
showreei - 1 freq
scoorie - 3 freq
sear - 2 freq
sara - 16 freq
skour - 3 freq
scar - 16 freq
swearie - 2 freq
schir - 2 freq
sewer - 4 freq
shaire - 8 freq
skroo - 14 freq
'sure - 6 freq
shure - 12 freq
sure' - 2 freq
squarie - 1 freq
skara - 4 freq
sho'oer - 2 freq
sho'er - 1 freq
surrey - 2 freq
squire - 2 freq
shour - 6 freq
soower - 1 freq
shir - 1 freq
schare - 1 freq
skera - 1 freq
skier - 2 freq
sorr-ee - 1 freq
sor-ree - 2 freq
scrae - 1 freq
sower - 1 freq
swaree - 3 freq
sorrie - 2 freq
sooer - 1 freq
'square - 1 freq
scur - 1 freq
squaarie - 2 freq
shrew - 3 freq
schyre - 1 freq
shirra - 5 freq
shoorie - 1 freq
score' - 1 freq
sarry - 2 freq
sere - 3 freq
soarro - 3 freq
scaar - 20 freq
soaroo - 2 freq
sawyer - 1 freq
sierra - 1 freq
skerry - 7 freq
sirrah - 1 freq
swaar - 1 freq
scrow - 2 freq
squar - 7 freq
skeerie - 6 freq
sar - 1 freq
skrow - 1 freq
serr - 9 freq
sorrae - 2 freq
schore - 1 freq
skair - 8 freq
skarr - 2 freq
sheir - 1 freq
scurry - 3 freq
skoor - 1 freq
scree - 7 freq
syer - 1 freq
scroo - 2 freq
scorrie - 1 freq
scarey - 2 freq
scour - 4 freq
swire - 1 freq
sea-waur - 1 freq
swaara - 2 freq
shoer - 1 freq
squerr - 2 freq
swure - 3 freq
suree - 1 freq
skirr - 1 freq
scarrae - 1 freq
ser - 19 freq
suire - 2 freq
€˜sorry - 11 freq
€˜sure - 3 freq
shree - 4 freq
sor- - 1 freq
'sweir - 1 freq
sri - 11 freq
skurrie - 1 freq
swarrie - 1 freq
schoir - 1 freq
sharrow - 1 freq
€œsorry - 10 freq
€œsure - 1 freq
€˜square- - 1 freq
skrie - 1 freq
sheur - 1 freq
shorie - 2 freq
scurra - 1 freq
syou're - 1 freq
squarr - 1 freq
seer' - 1 freq
soeur - 1 freq
sru - 1 freq
shuire - 1 freq
sker - 1 freq
shör - 1 freq
'sare - 1 freq
€œshair - 1 freq
sari - 3 freq
sre - 2 freq
sheher - 5 freq
€œsairie - 1 freq
€”sorry - 1 freq
€˜sair - 2 freq
shyer - 1 freq
sr - 3 freq
soirée - 1 freq
sweary - 2 freq
shar - 6 freq
schar - 1 freq
'shire' - 1 freq
skurry - 1 freq
sairÂ’ - 1 freq
“sorry - 1 freq
skeery - 1 freq
sir” - 1 freq
sqr - 1 freq
sarahw - 1 freq
sgurr - 1 freq
swerry - 1 freq
skaar - 1 freq
seery - 2 freq
soory - 2 freq
sweery - 3 freq
shr - 1 freq
'sarah - 1 freq
share' - 1 freq
ssre - 1 freq
‘sorry - 1 freq
siro - 1 freq
scorie - 1 freq
señor - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - SKR
sugar - 88 freq
square - 164 freq
sgair - 1 freq
sugary - 11 freq
skyrie - 30 freq
sikkar - 7 freq
screw - 24 freq
skyre - 6 freq
skaur - 1 freq
scry - 4 freq
secure - 22 freq
score - 94 freq
scourie - 2 freq
scare - 20 freq
cigar - 19 freq
scary - 55 freq
skeer - 2 freq
scoor - 12 freq
sucker - 3 freq
sikker - 1 freq
skare - 4 freq
squere - 1 freq
scaur - 14 freq
scurrie - 3 freq
sicker - 8 freq
scair - 2 freq
scairry - 1 freq
scoorie - 3 freq
skour - 3 freq
scar - 16 freq
sooker - 2 freq
skroo - 14 freq
squarie - 1 freq
skara - 4 freq
squire - 2 freq
skera - 1 freq
skier - 2 freq
seeker - 2 freq
scrae - 1 freq
'square - 1 freq
'sugar - 1 freq
scur - 1 freq
squaarie - 2 freq
score' - 1 freq
siecar - 1 freq
scaar - 20 freq
skerry - 7 freq
scrow - 2 freq
squar - 7 freq
skeerie - 6 freq
skrow - 1 freq
secrie - 2 freq
skair - 8 freq
skarr - 2 freq
scurry - 3 freq
skoor - 1 freq
scree - 7 freq
scroo - 2 freq
scorrie - 1 freq
scarey - 2 freq
scour - 4 freq
squerr - 2 freq
skirr - 1 freq
scarrae - 1 freq
skurrie - 1 freq
seicrie - 2 freq
ceegar - 1 freq
€˜ceegar - 1 freq
€˜square- - 1 freq
skrie - 1 freq
zucker - 1 freq
scurra - 1 freq
'sugar' - 1 freq
squarr - 1 freq
sker - 1 freq
€œsugar - 1 freq
xcureiw - 1 freq
skurry - 1 freq
skeery - 1 freq
sqr - 1 freq
sgurr - 1 freq
skaar - 1 freq
scorie - 1 freq
SCARY
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.472518 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 - 0.906799 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 - 0.087844 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 - 0.037298 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 - 0.000926 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.