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Similar words to aah in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
aah (0) - 6 freq
anh (1) - 1 freq
aa- (1) - 1 freq
aaht (1) - 1 freq
tah (1) - 2 freq
ash (1) - 32 freq
ahh (1) - 9 freq
aph (1) - 1 freq
aaa (1) - 1 freq
aat (1) - 852 freq
aar (1) - 5 freq
sah (1) - 2 freq
aas (1) - 6 freq
aaf (1) - 23 freq
wah (1) - 11 freq
fah (1) - 9 freq
mah (1) - 379 freq
aa (1) - 7151 freq
hah (1) - 7 freq
cah (1) - 1 freq
eah (1) - 1 freq
aan (1) - 30 freq
aay (1) - 1 freq
bah (1) - 4 freq
dah (1) - 3 freq
aah (0) - 6 freq
yah (1) - 3 freq
ah (1) - 17377 freq
eah (1) - 1 freq
ha (2) - 181 freq
uh (2) - 9 freq
uyah (2) - 2 freq
hae (2) - 8068 freq
hau (2) - 1 freq
yih (2) - 4 freq
aha (2) - 8 freq
uyh (2) - 1 freq
h (2) - 258 freq
yeah (2) - 58 freq
ih (2) - 81 freq
'ah (2) - 382 freq
akh (2) - 1 freq
rah (2) - 5 freq
awah (2) - 14 freq
aam (2) - 9 freq
aab (2) - 3 freq
yh (2) - 2 freq
eh (2) - 1202 freq
ouh (2) - 1 freq
hay (2) - 124 freq
SoundEx code - A000
a - 92602 freq
awa - 4217 freq
aw - 8237 freq
aye - 6435 freq
'aiya - 1 freq
'aye - 306 freq
away - 766 freq
ae - 5555 freq
aa - 7151 freq
ah - 17377 freq
'awa - 22 freq
'aw - 69 freq
'a - 285 freq
ay - 2481 freq
-aye - 3 freq
awey - 180 freq
aea - 1 freq
a- - 4 freq
ah- - 4 freq
'ah - 382 freq
awee - 5 freq
awaa - 103 freq
'ae - 83 freq
awe - 396 freq
'awww - 2 freq
'ay - 112 freq
'ay' - 7 freq
aawey - 6 freq
- 2 freq
'ahhh - 1 freq
'ahh - 2 freq
a' - 459 freq
awa' - 25 freq
aawey' - 1 freq
'awwwwwwww - 1 freq
'awwwww-hawwwwww - 1 freq
'awwwwww - 1 freq
'awwwwwww - 2 freq
'aww - 2 freq
-a - 2 freq
aa' - 7 freq
'aa - 16 freq
a-a-ah - 1 freq
ah-ah-ah - 1 freq
aa- - 1 freq
ai - 30 freq
'aye' - 12 freq
aawye - 42 freq
au - 16 freq
a-wye - 1 freq
a-wee - 3 freq
awae - 22 freq
awiy - 22 freq
'away - 3 freq
'a' - 23 freq
'aa' - 3 freq
aiy - 4 freq
'aye'' - 1 freq
aaaa - 2 freq
awuiy - 1 freq
ahaa - 1 freq
aua - 1 freq
aha - 8 freq
aye¥ - 1 freq
ae' - 1 freq
ah' - 23 freq
ayyyyyyyyy - 1 freq
ayyyyyy - 1 freq
ahhhhhhhh - 1 freq
ahh - 9 freq
ayyyye - 1 freq
ahhh - 5 freq
ahh' - 1 freq
a-e - 1 freq
awoa - 1 freq
ah'y - 3 freq
aaa - 1 freq
aaaahoo - 1 freq
ah'ii - 2 freq
¢a - 1 freq
ah-ah - 1 freq
ah'ye - 1 freq
awah - 14 freq
aah - 6 freq
-ay - 1 freq
a'y - 1 freq
ah-ha - 3 freq
'aha - 1 freq
awww - 25 freq
ahah - 1 freq
ay¢ - 1 freq
ahahah - 1 freq
ay-ay - 1 freq
aay - 1 freq
ahae - 1 freq
'ah-ha - 2 freq
awhe - 2 freq
awhie - 2 freq
au' - 1 freq
a'hae - 1 freq
away' - 1 freq
awae' - 1 freq
'awa' - 1 freq
awwww - 22 freq
ah'i - 1 freq
aye' - 1 freq
a'h - 2 freq
aho - 1 freq
aw' - 83 freq
'ahhhhhhh - 1 freq
awo - 1 freq
a-ha - 3 freq
'a-aye - 1 freq
--aw - 1 freq
awaw - 72 freq
'ah-h-h-h-h-h - 1 freq
aww - 55 freq
aaaaah - 3 freq
a'aa - 2 freq
aye-aye - 4 freq
awaey - 4 freq
a-hah - 2 freq
a'wie - 1 freq
aaaah - 1 freq
a'i' - 3 freq
aa'wie - 1 freq
aai' - 1 freq
awye - 13 freq
'aaaaw' - 1 freq
aa'wye - 1 freq
awy - 13 freq
aweiy-' - 1 freq
aweiy - 8 freq
a-a - 1 freq
a - 2 freq
a - 1 freq
aye-oh - 1 freq
'ae' - 1 freq
ahie - 1 freq
awwwwww - 3 freq
ahhhhhh - 2 freq
'away' - 1 freq
aye - 85 freq
ah - 240 freq
awa - 2 freq
aw - 19 freq
a - 73 freq
ah - 123 freq
ay - 9 freq
aye - 62 freq
aa - 23 freq
a - 20 freq
a - 185 freq
ay - 91 freq
aa - 7 freq
aw-w-w - 1 freq
a - 6 freq
awà - 12 freq
a'a - 77 freq
awie - 1 freq
a - 1 freq
awaw - 1 freq
awa - 8 freq
aoww - 1 freq
ai - 1 freq
ai - 1 freq
aw - 11 freq
aw - 2 freq
awh - 6 freq
ae - 12 freq
aaahhh - 1 freq
awaiy - 4 freq
away - 5 freq
ahh - 1 freq
aw - 2 freq
ae - 4 freq
ayee - 8 freq
aeway - 1 freq
a - 3 freq
aaww - 1 freq
a'e - 1 freq
ay' - 4 freq
awwwwww - 1 freq
a - 1 freq
ao - 2 freq
ao - 1 freq
ay - 1 freq
ay- - 1 freq
awyo - 1 freq
awww - 1 freq
ay-y-y - 2 freq
ah-hah - 1 freq
aaahh - 1 freq
aw-wey - 2 freq
aye - 3 freq
ah - 5 freq
-ae - 1 freq
ae - 2 freq
awiye - 1 freq
awei - 1 freq
ah - 32 freq
aye - 12 freq
“ah - 4 freq
aeaw - 1 freq
ao - 1 freq
auy - 1 freq
- 13 freq
a'wi - 1 freq
aaue - 1 freq
a’w - 1 freq
“awa - 2 freq
aey - 4 freq
“awww” - 1 freq
“a - 5 freq
awwwwwww - 2 freq
a’i - 1 freq
'aw' - 1 freq
aye” - 1 freq
ayw - 1 freq
ahhhhh - 2 freq
awwwww - 7 freq
awé - 1 freq
awewwwwww - 1 freq
ahhhhhhhhhhh - 1 freq
‘aye - 2 freq
“away” - 1 freq
“aye - 2 freq
“aye” - 1 freq
“aw - 2 freq
ahhhh - 2 freq
awa’ - 1 freq
awi - 1 freq
ýae - 1 freq
ayui - 1 freq
aoa - 1 freq
aaaaaaa - 1 freq
aa’ - 4 freq
away” - 1 freq
‘a’ - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - A
a - 92602 freq
aw - 8237 freq
aa - 7151 freq
ah - 17377 freq
'aw - 69 freq
'a - 285 freq
ay - 2481 freq
a- - 4 freq
ah- - 4 freq
'ah - 382 freq
'awww - 2 freq
'ay - 112 freq
'ay' - 7 freq
- 2 freq
'ahhh - 1 freq
'ahh - 2 freq
a' - 459 freq
'awwwwwwww - 1 freq
'awwwwww - 1 freq
'awwwwwww - 2 freq
'aww - 2 freq
-a - 2 freq
aa' - 7 freq
'aa - 16 freq
a-a-ah - 1 freq
ah-ah-ah - 1 freq
aa- - 1 freq
ai - 30 freq
au - 16 freq
'a' - 23 freq
'aa' - 3 freq
aiy - 4 freq
aaaa - 2 freq
aua - 1 freq
ah' - 23 freq
ayyyyyyyyy - 1 freq
ayyyyyy - 1 freq
ahhhhhhhh - 1 freq
ahh - 9 freq
ayyyye - 1 freq
ahhh - 5 freq
ahh' - 1 freq
a-e - 1 freq
ah'y - 3 freq
aaa - 1 freq
ah'ii - 2 freq
¢a - 1 freq
ah-ah - 1 freq
aah - 6 freq
-ay - 1 freq
a'y - 1 freq
awww - 25 freq
ay¢ - 1 freq
ay-ay - 1 freq
aay - 1 freq
au' - 1 freq
awwww - 22 freq
ah'i - 1 freq
a'h - 2 freq
aw' - 83 freq
'ahhhhhhh - 1 freq
--aw - 1 freq
'ah-h-h-h-h-h - 1 freq
aww - 55 freq
aaaaah - 3 freq
a'aa - 2 freq
aaaah - 1 freq
a'i' - 3 freq
aai' - 1 freq
'aaaaw' - 1 freq
awy - 13 freq
a-a - 1 freq
a - 2 freq
a - 1 freq
awwwwww - 3 freq
ahhhhhh - 2 freq
ah - 240 freq
aw - 19 freq
a - 73 freq
ah - 123 freq
ay - 9 freq
aa - 23 freq
a - 20 freq
a - 185 freq
ay - 91 freq
aa - 7 freq
aw-w-w - 1 freq
a - 6 freq
awà - 12 freq
a'a - 77 freq
a - 1 freq
aoww - 1 freq
ai - 1 freq
ai - 1 freq
aw - 11 freq
aw - 2 freq
awh - 6 freq
aaahhh - 1 freq
ahh - 1 freq
aw - 2 freq
a - 3 freq
aaww - 1 freq
a'e - 1 freq
ay' - 4 freq
awwwwww - 1 freq
a - 1 freq
ao - 2 freq
ao - 1 freq
ay - 1 freq
ay- - 1 freq
awww - 1 freq
ay-y-y - 2 freq
aaahh - 1 freq
ah - 5 freq
ah - 32 freq
“ah - 4 freq
ao - 1 freq
auy - 1 freq
- 13 freq
aaue - 1 freq
a’w - 1 freq
“awww” - 1 freq
“a - 5 freq
awwwwwww - 2 freq
a’i - 1 freq
'aw' - 1 freq
ayw - 1 freq
ahhhhh - 2 freq
awwwww - 7 freq
awé - 1 freq
ahhhhhhhhhhh - 1 freq
“aw - 2 freq
ahhhh - 2 freq
aoa - 1 freq
aaaaaaa - 1 freq
aa’ - 4 freq
‘a’ - 1 freq
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Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.186088 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 - 0.341832 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 - 0.028029 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 - 0.037508 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 - 0.000888 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.