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Levenshtein Distance

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Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
syllabus (0) - 4 freq
syllabs (1) - 2 freq
syllables (2) - 8 freq
syllabuses (2) - 1 freq
syllab (2) - 1 freq
syllabic (2) - 2 freq
syllable (2) - 12 freq
sellars (3) - 1 freq
sulla's (3) - 1 freq
slabs (3) - 18 freq
sillars (3) - 2 freq
syllable's (3) - 1 freq
willans (4) - 1 freq
ballanss (4) - 1 freq
sklaves (4) - 1 freq
status (4) - 118 freq
pillas (4) - 3 freq
sylvain (4) - 1 freq
collab (4) - 1 freq
slaws (4) - 1 freq
solan's (4) - 1 freq
slab (4) - 32 freq
calgacus (4) - 3 freq
sellers (4) - 2 freq
callous (4) - 2 freq
syllabus (0) - 4 freq
syllabs (1) - 2 freq
syllable (3) - 12 freq
syllabic (3) - 2 freq
syllabuses (3) - 1 freq
syllab (3) - 1 freq
syllables (3) - 8 freq
slabs (4) - 18 freq
sillars (4) - 2 freq
sulla's (4) - 1 freq
sellars (4) - 1 freq
sillos (5) - 1 freq
swulbs (5) - 1 freq
sally's (5) - 25 freq
skelbs (5) - 1 freq
sills (5) - 1 freq
slobs (5) - 1 freq
sells (5) - 15 freq
sallies (5) - 3 freq
sellers (5) - 2 freq
syllogies (5) - 1 freq
slebs (5) - 1 freq
sillies (5) - 1 freq
lullabies (5) - 2 freq
syllable's (5) - 1 freq
SoundEx code - S412
slips - 37 freq
self-croose - 1 freq
shelves - 45 freq
skelfs - 19 freq
sclaves-ye - 1 freq
skelps - 15 freq
slopes - 12 freq
slip-streamin - 2 freq
self-causin - 1 freq
sleeps - 47 freq
slaps - 12 freq
scuil-bag - 5 freq
scuil-buiks - 1 freq
self-same - 3 freq
sleeves - 27 freq
scuil-bus - 2 freq
self-conscious - 3 freq
selfshame - 1 freq
slabs - 18 freq
slaves - 18 freq
slipstream - 2 freq
selfish-like - 1 freq
selfies - 9 freq
slippie-glintin - 1 freq
salves - 2 freq
solibox - 1 freq
slapstick - 1 freq
selves - 4 freq
syllabs - 2 freq
selfish - 24 freq
self-sabotage - 1 freq
selfishness - 2 freq
schoolbag - 3 freq
schoolbahg - 1 freq
self-sufficient - 2 freq
scliffs - 3 freq
self-exiled - 1 freq
shelfs - 8 freq
slobs - 1 freq
self-congratulatory - 2 freq
self-confidence - 4 freq
schuilbag - 4 freq
selfsame - 1 freq
slip-shod - 1 freq
self-control - 4 freq
'self-caterin' - 1 freq
self-centred - 2 freq
'selfconfidence' - 1 freq
scalp's - 1 freq
self-assessin - 1 freq
selbie's - 1 freq
self-satisfeed - 1 freq
salvaged - 2 freq
slovak - 6 freq
self-can - 1 freq
slips' - 1 freq
self-killing - 1 freq
self-esteem - 4 freq
salvage - 4 freq
skeulbeuk - 1 freq
sleep's - 1 freq
sylvia's - 1 freq
salvæsjinist - 1 freq
salvagan - 1 freq
self-containment - 1 freq
slops - 1 freq
solves - 3 freq
syllabus - 4 freq
selfconsait - 1 freq
syllabuses - 1 freq
shellback - 2 freq
schuil-bag - 1 freq
skelbs - 1 freq
shelf-packers - 1 freq
self-condemned - 1 freq
slave's - 1 freq
slip-stream - 1 freq
skelvies - 1 freq
slavs - 1 freq
shilfies - 1 freq
skuilboy's - 1 freq
scuilbag - 1 freq
sklavish - 1 freq
self-concertit - 1 freq
schuilboays - 1 freq
sclaves - 2 freq
self-assuredness - 1 freq
schulebuiks - 1 freq
self-contained - 1 freq
slave-ship - 6 freq
sklaves - 1 freq
syllabic - 2 freq
self-consciously - 1 freq
schoolboys - 1 freq
solipsistic - 1 freq
self-governing - 1 freq
self-assured - 1 freq
self-isolate - 1 freq
self-isolation - 2 freq
self-styled - 1 freq
sclaffs - 2 freq
schulebag - 1 freq
self-knawledge - 1 freq
selfexplanatory - 1 freq
self-satisfied - 1 freq
self-consciousness - 1 freq
self-contradiction - 1 freq
sleaves - 1 freq
slovakia - 3 freq
slovakian - 1 freq
slipach - 1 freq
self-sacrifice - 1 freq
selfisolating - 1 freq
sleepysleepy - 1 freq
swulbs - 1 freq
salabbk - 1 freq
slav’s - 1 freq
selfiesteemfilm - 1 freq
slebs - 1 freq
selfs - 3 freq
MetaPhone code - SLBS
slabs - 18 freq
syllabs - 2 freq
slobs - 1 freq
selbie's - 1 freq
syllabus - 4 freq
celebs - 4 freq
slebs - 1 freq
SYLLABUS
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.335259 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 - 0.555828 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 - 0.027852 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 - 0.068448 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 - 0.000865 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.