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Similar words to blad in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
blad (0) - 15 freq
clad (1) - 14 freq
blud (1) - 3 freq
bad (1) - 949 freq
blaa (1) - 24 freq
bla (1) - 13 freq
brad (1) - 4 freq
bead (1) - 7 freq
bland (1) - 7 freq
bladd (1) - 5 freq
blyd (1) - 1 freq
blawd (1) - 1 freq
blaad (1) - 2 freq
bld (1) - 1 freq
blaud (1) - 11 freq
bla' (1) - 1 freq
blae (1) - 56 freq
blads (1) - 9 freq
lad (1) - 563 freq
blaw (1) - 200 freq
blak (1) - 85 freq
blag (1) - 1 freq
blat (1) - 37 freq
bled (1) - 14 freq
baad (1) - 20 freq
blad (0) - 15 freq
bld (1) - 1 freq
blaad (1) - 2 freq
bled (1) - 14 freq
blady (1) - 1 freq
blid (1) - 9 freq
blyd (1) - 1 freq
blade (1) - 55 freq
blaud (1) - 11 freq
blud (1) - 3 freq
bludy (2) - 2 freq
bleid (2) - 1 freq
bluid (2) - 323 freq
bledy (2) - 1 freq
blaaed (2) - 1 freq
byled (2) - 3 freq
'lad (2) - 1 freq
blidy (2) - 2 freq
blide (2) - 19 freq
bleud (2) - 1 freq
baled (2) - 2 freq
biled (2) - 38 freq
baald (2) - 1 freq
beld (2) - 1 freq
blah (2) - 29 freq
SoundEx code - B430
blood - 141 freq
blate - 82 freq
bylt - 7 freq
bald - 18 freq
built - 123 freq
bluid - 323 freq
bield - 52 freq
bled - 14 freq
baaled - 17 freq
bloody - 258 freq
blawd - 1 freq
blithe - 48 freq
bleed - 81 freq
belt - 162 freq
blowt - 1 freq
bluidy - 112 freq
bold - 78 freq
blotto - 1 freq
build - 74 freq
blady - 1 freq
blythe - 68 freq
billed - 2 freq
blythie - 1 freq
blade - 55 freq
biled - 38 freq
bolt - 43 freq
beheld - 4 freq
bieldie - 1 freq
baldy - 35 freq
bauld - 38 freq
bellowed - 2 freq
bilt - 4 freq
blyth - 16 freq
blaaed - 1 freq
blad - 15 freq
bowled - 1 freq
bawled - 27 freq
bliddy - 105 freq
'bliddy - 3 freq
'ballet - 1 freq
blawed - 9 freq
byled - 3 freq
blid - 9 freq
bluidie - 15 freq
beldie - 74 freq
bleid - 1 freq
bullet - 32 freq
blaad - 2 freq
bile't - 1 freq
bilet - 3 freq
beild - 42 freq
bleat - 5 freq
blide - 19 freq
bellae'd - 1 freq
blowed - 3 freq
blutdie - 1 freq
bellied - 3 freq
'bluid - 1 freq
blude - 8 freq
blawit - 3 freq
ballet - 4 freq
byleid - 9 freq
behold - 14 freq
beylt - 2 freq
beyl't - 1 freq
bowld - 3 freq
baldo - 1 freq
boiled - 7 freq
bullied - 20 freq
ballad - 30 freq
blaud - 11 freq
blae-white - 1 freq
ballat - 1 freq
blidd - 4 freq
bewalt - 1 freq
'bold - 1 freq
'blate' - 1 freq
billiehood - 1 freq
baldie - 23 freq
blue-eyed - 2 freq
belied - 1 freq
bowlit - 1 freq
blatt - 2 freq
billowit - 1 freq
billowed - 1 freq
booled - 2 freq
bullit - 1 freq
blue-white - 1 freq
bowlt - 1 freq
ballade - 3 freq
bluid' - 1 freq
bluidy' - 1 freq
blaet - 3 freq
blyd - 1 freq
build-we - 1 freq
blyde - 112 freq
blöd - 11 freq
blate-wye - 2 freq
balled - 6 freq
bal'd - 2 freq
blot - 4 freq
boult - 1 freq
blae-whyt - 1 freq
bleudy - 1 freq
bleud - 1 freq
beelt - 1 freq
bloddy - 4 freq
beeld - 1 freq
blæt - 1 freq
buhlitt - 1 freq
bliddie - 1 freq
bieldy - 6 freq
blød - 1 freq
blud - 3 freq
belt--i - 1 freq
ballot - 10 freq
bale-oot - 1 freq
'bluidy - 1 freq
belld - 1 freq
blat - 37 freq
bellt - 1 freq
blüd - 1 freq
bleet - 2 freq
byeleid - 2 freq
bouled - 1 freq
baled - 2 freq
bladd - 5 freq
beilt - 1 freq
€œbyleid - 1 freq
blait - 2 freq
bauldie - 2 freq
bluiddy - 1 freq
baald - 1 freq
bye-leid - 3 freq
€˜bloody - 1 freq
biylt - 3 freq
boolt - 1 freq
€œbliddy - 1 freq
€˜bullet - 1 freq
€˜bliddy - 1 freq
beld - 1 freq
bell-it - 1 freq
€œbloody - 1 freq
bollywood - 1 freq
bludy - 2 freq
bailt - 1 freq
blidy - 2 freq
€œbehold - 1 freq
€œbulled - 1 freq
billet - 1 freq
blout - 1 freq
bld - 1 freq
blawoot - 1 freq
bluddy - 1 freq
bledy - 1 freq
'build - 1 freq
bluto - 1 freq
blood' - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - BLT
blood - 141 freq
blate - 82 freq
bylt - 7 freq
bald - 18 freq
built - 123 freq
bluid - 323 freq
bield - 52 freq
bled - 14 freq
baaled - 17 freq
bloody - 258 freq
blawd - 1 freq
bleed - 81 freq
belt - 162 freq
blowt - 1 freq
bluidy - 112 freq
bold - 78 freq
blotto - 1 freq
build - 74 freq
blady - 1 freq
billed - 2 freq
blade - 55 freq
biled - 38 freq
bolt - 43 freq
bieldie - 1 freq
baldy - 35 freq
bauld - 38 freq
bilt - 4 freq
blaaed - 1 freq
blad - 15 freq
bowled - 1 freq
bawled - 27 freq
bliddy - 105 freq
'bliddy - 3 freq
'ballet - 1 freq
byled - 3 freq
blid - 9 freq
bluidie - 15 freq
beldie - 74 freq
bleid - 1 freq
bullet - 32 freq
blaad - 2 freq
bile't - 1 freq
bilet - 3 freq
beild - 42 freq
bleat - 5 freq
blide - 19 freq
bellae'd - 1 freq
bellied - 3 freq
'bluid - 1 freq
blude - 8 freq
ballet - 4 freq
byleid - 9 freq
beylt - 2 freq
beyl't - 1 freq
blight - 5 freq
bowld - 3 freq
baldo - 1 freq
boiled - 7 freq
bullied - 20 freq
ballad - 30 freq
blaud - 11 freq
ballat - 1 freq
blidd - 4 freq
'bold - 1 freq
'blate' - 1 freq
baldie - 23 freq
belied - 1 freq
bowlit - 1 freq
blatt - 2 freq
booled - 2 freq
bullit - 1 freq
bowlt - 1 freq
ballade - 3 freq
bluid' - 1 freq
bluidy' - 1 freq
blaet - 3 freq
blyd - 1 freq
blyde - 112 freq
blöd - 11 freq
balled - 6 freq
bal'd - 2 freq
blot - 4 freq
boult - 1 freq
blae-whyt - 1 freq
bleudy - 1 freq
bleud - 1 freq
beelt - 1 freq
bloddy - 4 freq
beeld - 1 freq
blæt - 1 freq
blighty - 1 freq
buhlitt - 1 freq
bliddie - 1 freq
bieldy - 6 freq
blød - 1 freq
blud - 3 freq
belt--i - 1 freq
ballot - 10 freq
bale-oot - 1 freq
'bluidy - 1 freq
belld - 1 freq
blat - 37 freq
bellt - 1 freq
blüd - 1 freq
bleet - 2 freq
bouled - 1 freq
baled - 2 freq
bladd - 5 freq
beilt - 1 freq
€œbyleid - 1 freq
blait - 2 freq
bauldie - 2 freq
bluiddy - 1 freq
baald - 1 freq
€˜bloody - 1 freq
biylt - 3 freq
boolt - 1 freq
€œbliddy - 1 freq
€˜bullet - 1 freq
€˜bliddy - 1 freq
beld - 1 freq
bell-it - 1 freq
€œbloody - 1 freq
bludy - 2 freq
bailt - 1 freq
blidy - 2 freq
€œbulled - 1 freq
billet - 1 freq
blout - 1 freq
bld - 1 freq
bluddy - 1 freq
bledy - 1 freq
'build - 1 freq
bluto - 1 freq
blood' - 1 freq
BLAD
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.202801 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 - 0.369095 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 - 0.028203 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 - 0.045004 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 - 0.000911 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.