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Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
calls (0) - 35 freq
falls (1) - 15 freq
callus (1) - 1 freq
walls (1) - 29 freq
colls (1) - 1 freq
halls (1) - 13 freq
culls (1) - 2 freq
calms (1) - 2 freq
cauls (1) - 1 freq
dalls (1) - 1 freq
calle (1) - 2 freq
callt (1) - 25 freq
caalls (1) - 1 freq
cells (1) - 17 freq
call (1) - 220 freq
balls (1) - 19 freq
palls (1) - 5 freq
caals (1) - 2 freq
yalls (1) - 2 freq
pall (2) - 5 freq
pals (2) - 365 freq
'call' (2) - 1 freq
cuils (2) - 1 freq
wales (2) - 39 freq
caufs (2) - 3 freq
calls (0) - 35 freq
colls (1) - 1 freq
caalls (1) - 1 freq
callus (1) - 1 freq
cells (1) - 17 freq
culls (1) - 2 freq
call (2) - 220 freq
balls (2) - 19 freq
caals (2) - 2 freq
callous (2) - 2 freq
yalls (2) - 2 freq
palls (2) - 5 freq
halls (2) - 13 freq
falls (2) - 15 freq
callt (2) - 25 freq
calms (2) - 2 freq
walls (2) - 29 freq
calle (2) - 2 freq
dalls (2) - 1 freq
cauls (2) - 1 freq
dolls (3) - 11 freq
calais (3) - 1 freq
hallis (3) - 1 freq
tills (3) - 4 freq
called (3) - 198 freq
SoundEx code - C420
cleg - 12 freq
claes - 582 freq
clock - 197 freq
close - 499 freq
claws - 31 freq
cleek - 31 freq
cless - 131 freq
claggy - 12 freq
collogue - 62 freq
cloak - 30 freq
coils - 11 freq
clase - 8 freq
cleuks - 18 freq
cleck - 10 freq
cleuch - 18 freq
cailleach - 9 freq
cellic - 11 freq
click - 132 freq
class - 452 freq
claik - 24 freq
cleuk - 3 freq
clocks - 18 freq
clock's - 4 freq
clack - 9 freq
college - 114 freq
chiels - 112 freq
clyes - 6 freq
calls - 35 freq
chalk - 25 freq
coals - 18 freq
chiel's - 17 freq
clash - 41 freq
claiss - 3 freq
cleys - 4 freq
cheils - 33 freq
cloack - 20 freq
clyse - 10 freq
clues - 7 freq
claggie - 4 freq
clak - 2 freq
cleik - 9 freq
cools - 6 freq
cells - 17 freq
claise - 11 freq
cluke - 1 freq
closs - 61 freq
clooks - 4 freq
cheels - 2 freq
colleague - 15 freq
clag - 4 freq
clos - 14 freq
colic - 4 freq
claick - 1 freq
cloase - 2 freq
clossie - 1 freq
claosie - 1 freq
chile's - 1 freq
cliché - 14 freq
chills - 7 freq
cliche - 5 freq
clique - 3 freq
coalesce - 5 freq
'coalesce - 2 freq
clogs - 10 freq
clok - 2 freq
claus - 17 freq
class' - 3 freq
chalky - 2 freq
cloacks - 5 freq
clais - 2 freq
clese - 1 freq
claas - 29 freq
cleg's - 1 freq
caalls - 1 freq
colleck - 11 freq
clause - 13 freq
coulg - 1 freq
classy - 3 freq
'coleeks' - 1 freq
cloaks - 8 freq
class's - 2 freq
colleg - 2 freq
clasg - 1 freq
clicky - 41 freq
cleiks - 4 freq
clicks - 8 freq
cleeks - 12 freq
cloke - 3 freq
clegs - 2 freq
callous - 2 freq
cauls - 1 freq
culls - 2 freq
cluck - 2 freq
cello's - 1 freq
cleggs - 3 freq
closey - 1 freq
claase - 1 freq
cllsca - 2 freq
calais - 1 freq
cheil's - 4 freq
collage - 1 freq
chloe's - 1 freq
claggey - 1 freq
cell's - 1 freq
clews - 1 freq
clays - 2 freq
caals - 2 freq
clog - 2 freq
coalese - 1 freq
closse - 1 freq
closs' - 1 freq
'close' - 1 freq
claag - 1 freq
clusks - 1 freq
closie - 5 freq
'cheils' - 1 freq
coles - 4 freq
colls - 1 freq
calico - 1 freq
chiels' - 1 freq
clug - 1 freq
collecks - 1 freq
culloes - 1 freq
coalhoose - 3 freq
clecks - 1 freq
callus - 1 freq
clyack - 6 freq
coillege - 1 freq
collie's - 1 freq
clouse - 1 freq
clek - 1 freq
chelsea - 1 freq
€™clock - 12 freq
colas - 1 freq
clish - 1 freq
cliquey - 1 freq
clook - 3 freq
clize - 2 freq
cheales - 1 freq
clegg - 2 freq
€™cloak - 3 freq
€™cloack - 5 freq
clooky - 1 freq
click's - 1 freq
clesh - 1 freq
'click' - 1 freq
claiggs - 1 freq
cuils - 1 freq
€™cksheils - 1 freq
challice - 1 freq
cloos - 1 freq
€œclaes - 1 freq
collies - 1 freq
clc - 1 freq
cligeey - 90 freq
clouseau - 1 freq
colz - 10 freq
clash' - 1 freq
cullough - 1 freq
chloegee - 1 freq
celic - 1 freq
cellik - 1 freq
cliq - 1 freq
cwilk - 2 freq
claes' - 1 freq
clx - 1 freq
clue's - 1 freq
clokkie - 1 freq
clouise - 10 freq
cklj - 1 freq
cwilso - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - KLS
claes - 582 freq
gulls - 20 freq
gless - 395 freq
close - 499 freq
claws - 31 freq
cless - 131 freq
keelies - 10 freq
glesea - 2 freq
glass - 80 freq
kills - 19 freq
coils - 11 freq
gallus - 97 freq
clase - 8 freq
glazie - 5 freq
class - 452 freq
gloss - 7 freq
glows - 7 freq
calls - 35 freq
coals - 18 freq
glessie - 3 freq
claiss - 3 freq
cleys - 4 freq
glaizie - 5 freq
clyse - 10 freq
clues - 7 freq
gallows - 17 freq
cools - 6 freq
goals - 51 freq
claise - 11 freq
closs - 61 freq
gales - 12 freq
kill's - 1 freq
clos - 14 freq
kells - 7 freq
glessy - 1 freq
glossy - 14 freq
kelso - 2 freq
quills - 3 freq
glassy - 2 freq
glaiss - 65 freq
cloase - 2 freq
clossie - 1 freq
claosie - 1 freq
quells - 1 freq
coalesce - 5 freq
'coalesce - 2 freq
claus - 17 freq
class' - 3 freq
goalie's - 2 freq
clais - 2 freq
clese - 1 freq
gull's - 1 freq
claas - 29 freq
keels - 4 freq
caalls - 1 freq
clause - 13 freq
classy - 3 freq
quail's - 2 freq
kyle's - 6 freq
kelly's - 4 freq
quails' - 1 freq
callous - 2 freq
gauls - 2 freq
kollie's - 1 freq
cauls - 1 freq
galleys - 3 freq
culls - 2 freq
kells' - 1 freq
koalas - 1 freq
closey - 1 freq
claase - 1 freq
gaels - 17 freq
calais - 1 freq
keillies - 1 freq
klaus - 243 freq
klaus' - 1 freq
glas- - 1 freq
glaze - 3 freq
klæs - 1 freq
kloss - 4 freq
clews - 1 freq
clays - 2 freq
klaze - 1 freq
glasow - 1 freq
caals - 2 freq
klaz - 1 freq
quyhles - 9 freq
coalese - 1 freq
quyhle's - 1 freq
gullies - 3 freq
gloze - 1 freq
gowls - 2 freq
guiless - 1 freq
closse - 1 freq
kailas - 1 freq
galas - 1 freq
glase - 1 freq
closs' - 1 freq
gulsa - 1 freq
'close' - 1 freq
kellas - 2 freq
gallous - 1 freq
closie - 5 freq
gale's - 1 freq
coles - 4 freq
colls - 1 freq
gliss - 1 freq
culloes - 1 freq
gals - 2 freq
glaissy - 1 freq
callus - 1 freq
kyles - 3 freq
collie's - 1 freq
clouse - 1 freq
glaess - 1 freq
colas - 1 freq
clize - 2 freq
gallas - 1 freq
glassa - 1 freq
cuils - 1 freq
cloos - 1 freq
klaize - 1 freq
€œclaes - 1 freq
glais - 1 freq
collies - 1 freq
kless - 1 freq
kles - 2 freq
klaes - 1 freq
golaÂ’s - 1 freq
klaas - 1 freq
clouseau - 1 freq
colz - 10 freq
kelsi - 3 freq
glassÂ’ - 2 freq
claes' - 1 freq
clue's - 1 freq
quilse - 1 freq
guillys - 3 freq
glossay - 1 freq
clouise - 10 freq
kilos - 1 freq
gaelsÂ’ - 1 freq
CALLS
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.196410 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 - 0.377819 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 - 0.028271 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 - 0.036795 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 - 0.000905 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.