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Similar words to wool in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
wool (0) - 31 freq
woop (1) - 14 freq
zool (1) - 7 freq
kool (1) - 1 freq
fool (1) - 84 freq
mool (1) - 3 freq
wooo (1) - 3 freq
ool (1) - 8 freq
woos (1) - 1 freq
cool (1) - 138 freq
rool (1) - 1 freq
sool (1) - 1 freq
wooly (1) - 7 freq
dool (1) - 11 freq
woof (1) - 21 freq
vool (1) - 2 freq
nool (1) - 1 freq
woo (1) - 19 freq
woll (1) - 1 freq
wood (1) - 67 freq
tool (1) - 38 freq
worl (1) - 35 freq
pool (1) - 111 freq
gool (1) - 1 freq
bool (1) - 17 freq
wool (0) - 31 freq
wooly (1) - 7 freq
wil (2) - 13 freq
weal (2) - 8 freq
waal (2) - 45 freq
wlo (2) - 1 freq
wuil (2) - 1 freq
woot (2) - 1 freq
waul (2) - 1 freq
wl (2) - 6 freq
wal (2) - 24 freq
woolie (2) - 1 freq
weil (2) - 141 freq
yowl (2) - 11 freq
wooley (2) - 2 freq
weel (2) - 3975 freq
wiel (2) - 1 freq
awol (2) - 8 freq
wael (2) - 9 freq
weyl (2) - 1 freq
owl (2) - 61 freq
wail (2) - 9 freq
bool (2) - 17 freq
wul (2) - 318 freq
sool (2) - 1 freq
SoundEx code - W400
weel - 3975 freq
while - 1458 freq
'weel - 225 freq
will - 3306 freq
whilie - 87 freq
we'll - 575 freq
waul - 1 freq
'will - 25 freq
wha'll - 29 freq
'we'll - 46 freq
wull - 1174 freq
willie - 197 freq
wul - 318 freq
weill - 378 freq
we'l - 7 freq
well - 1429 freq
whole - 191 freq
'well - 57 freq
-well - 2 freq
well-ah - 1 freq
well- - 2 freq
who'll - 6 freq
wheel - 127 freq
wheelie - 13 freq
wall - 79 freq
wullie - 422 freq
wali - 1 freq
'weill - 11 freq
wll - 1 freq
waal - 45 freq
whae'll - 7 freq
-weel - 1 freq
wl - 6 freq
wall- - 1 freq
'wull - 2 freq
'weel' - 3 freq
wail - 9 freq
weil - 141 freq
whill - 13 freq
whyle - 49 freq
while-o - 3 freq
wally - 48 freq
whaul - 2 freq
wi'll - 33 freq
wawly - 1 freq
whiley - 12 freq
woolly - 9 freq
wyllie - 5 freq
whae'lll - 1 freq
wallie - 25 freq
wallow - 4 freq
wily - 7 freq
willow - 15 freq
weell' - 2 freq
wool - 31 freq
wae'll - 14 freq
wal - 24 freq
wile - 164 freq
wale - 34 freq
wylie - 4 freq
whale - 32 freq
wuly - 15 freq
weyl - 1 freq
wil - 13 freq
wooly - 7 freq
wely - 1 freq
weliy - 1 freq
we'el - 5 freq
woohooool - 1 freq
wly - 2 freq
whul - 1 freq
whylie - 15 freq
willy - 12 freq
'willy - 1 freq
weal - 8 freq
waal- - 1 freq
waell - 1 freq
waullie - 2 freq
wille - 1 freq
wully - 127 freq
wuil - 1 freq
wwhile - 1 freq
wuill - 1 freq
willl - 1 freq
wullhie - 1 freq
wal' - 1 freq
wul' - 1 freq
wull' - 2 freq
'wall' - 1 freq
'willie - 1 freq
waly - 27 freq
willae - 2 freq
wal- - 1 freq
will'a - 1 freq
'wall - 1 freq
willow' - 1 freq
wullie' - 3 freq
whall - 1 freq
w-will - 1 freq
'weel-' - 1 freq
whyllie - 5 freq
wheel'll - 1 freq
welly - 5 freq
waall - 1 freq
wiel - 1 freq
willa - 3 freq
will' - 2 freq
whaal - 2 freq
wael - 9 freq
weeel - 3 freq
whillywha - 1 freq
wulllie - 1 freq
weelie - 3 freq
wyle - 5 freq
while' - 1 freq
wellie - 2 freq
'wool' - 1 freq
wuli - 1 freq
waley - 6 freq
'while - 1 freq
'weill' - 1 freq
whillie - 2 freq
€˜weel - 29 freq
€œwill - 10 freq
€˜wull - 1 freq
€œweel - 34 freq
wyll - 2 freq
€˜weill - 1 freq
€œwei-ll - 1 freq
€œweill - 35 freq
weell - 1 freq
€¦weel - 1 freq
whele - 1 freq
€œwul - 2 freq
€œwhyle - 1 freq
wholly - 3 freq
woll - 1 freq
€˜wul - 1 freq
€œwull - 2 freq
€œwell - 25 freq
€˜while - 1 freq
€œwha'll - 4 freq
'will' - 1 freq
€˜well - 14 freq
€˜will - 3 freq
€œwullie - 2 freq
€œweeeel - 1 freq
wu'll - 4 freq
weil- - 1 freq
€œwe'll - 7 freq
€œwe-ell - 2 freq
€”well - 1 freq
w'll - 6 freq
wiley - 1 freq
walee - 1 freq
€™well - 9 freq
€™will - 1 freq
wle - 1 freq
weÂ’ll - 19 freq
weel- - 1 freq
‘well - 1 freq
‘weel - 1 freq
woolie - 1 freq
wullieÂ’ - 1 freq
whl - 1 freq
williew - 1 freq
wooley - 2 freq
walie - 1 freq
wally' - 1 freq
wlo - 1 freq
“weel - 2 freq
MetaPhone code - WL
weel - 3975 freq
while - 1458 freq
'weel - 225 freq
will - 3306 freq
whilie - 87 freq
we'll - 575 freq
waul - 1 freq
'will - 25 freq
wha'll - 29 freq
'we'll - 46 freq
wull - 1174 freq
willie - 197 freq
wul - 318 freq
weill - 378 freq
we'l - 7 freq
well - 1429 freq
whole - 191 freq
'well - 57 freq
-well - 2 freq
well-ah - 1 freq
well- - 2 freq
who'll - 6 freq
wheel - 127 freq
wheelie - 13 freq
wall - 79 freq
wullie - 422 freq
wali - 1 freq
'weill - 11 freq
waal - 45 freq
whae'll - 7 freq
-weel - 1 freq
wall- - 1 freq
'wull - 2 freq
'weel' - 3 freq
wail - 9 freq
weil - 141 freq
whill - 13 freq
whyle - 49 freq
while-o - 3 freq
wally - 48 freq
whaul - 2 freq
wi'll - 33 freq
wawly - 1 freq
whiley - 12 freq
woolly - 9 freq
whae'lll - 1 freq
wallie - 25 freq
wallow - 4 freq
wily - 7 freq
willow - 15 freq
weell' - 2 freq
wool - 31 freq
wae'll - 14 freq
wal - 24 freq
wile - 164 freq
wale - 34 freq
whale - 32 freq
wuly - 15 freq
weyl - 1 freq
wil - 13 freq
wooly - 7 freq
wely - 1 freq
weliy - 1 freq
we'el - 5 freq
whul - 1 freq
whylie - 15 freq
willy - 12 freq
'willy - 1 freq
weal - 8 freq
waal- - 1 freq
waell - 1 freq
waullie - 2 freq
wille - 1 freq
wully - 127 freq
wuil - 1 freq
wuill - 1 freq
willl - 1 freq
wal' - 1 freq
wul' - 1 freq
wull' - 2 freq
'wall' - 1 freq
'willie - 1 freq
waly - 27 freq
willae - 2 freq
wal- - 1 freq
will'a - 1 freq
'wall - 1 freq
willow' - 1 freq
wullie' - 3 freq
whall - 1 freq
w-will - 1 freq
'weel-' - 1 freq
whyllie - 5 freq
welly - 5 freq
waall - 1 freq
wiel - 1 freq
willa - 3 freq
will' - 2 freq
whaal - 2 freq
wael - 9 freq
weeel - 3 freq
wulllie - 1 freq
weelie - 3 freq
while' - 1 freq
wellie - 2 freq
'wool' - 1 freq
wuli - 1 freq
waley - 6 freq
'while - 1 freq
'weill' - 1 freq
whillie - 2 freq
€˜weel - 29 freq
€œwill - 10 freq
€˜wull - 1 freq
€œweel - 34 freq
€˜weill - 1 freq
€œwei-ll - 1 freq
€œweill - 35 freq
weell - 1 freq
€¦weel - 1 freq
whele - 1 freq
€œwul - 2 freq
€œwhyle - 1 freq
wholly - 3 freq
woll - 1 freq
€˜wul - 1 freq
€œwull - 2 freq
€œwell - 25 freq
€˜while - 1 freq
€œwha'll - 4 freq
'will' - 1 freq
€˜well - 14 freq
€˜will - 3 freq
€œwullie - 2 freq
€œweeeel - 1 freq
wu'll - 4 freq
weil- - 1 freq
€œwe'll - 7 freq
€œwe-ell - 2 freq
€”well - 1 freq
wiley - 1 freq
walee - 1 freq
€™well - 9 freq
€™will - 1 freq
weÂ’ll - 19 freq
weel- - 1 freq
‘well - 1 freq
‘weel - 1 freq
woolie - 1 freq
wullieÂ’ - 1 freq
whl - 1 freq
williew - 1 freq
wooley - 2 freq
walie - 1 freq
wally' - 1 freq
“weel - 2 freq
WOOL
wool - 31 freq
oo - 422 freq
wools - freq
woolly - 9 freq
wooly - 7 freq
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.551227 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 - 0.759941 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 - 0.028408 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 - 0.088343 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 - 0.001069 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.