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Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
compares (0) - 7 freq
comparet (1) - 2 freq
compared (1) - 57 freq
comperes (1) - 1 freq
compare (1) - 59 freq
compadres (1) - 1 freq
comparit (2) - 5 freq
comperen (2) - 1 freq
companies (2) - 35 freq
compeared (2) - 2 freq
compasses (2) - 2 freq
compass (2) - 16 freq
comrades (2) - 14 freq
compere (2) - 6 freq
compress (2) - 1 freq
compar't (2) - 1 freq
comparin (2) - 11 freq
competes (2) - 1 freq
mares (3) - 2 freq
comatee (3) - 104 freq
compaart (3) - 1 freq
compeer (3) - 1 freq
ramparts (3) - 2 freq
cores (3) - 3 freq
compleks (3) - 2 freq
compares (0) - 7 freq
comperes (1) - 1 freq
compare (2) - 59 freq
compadres (2) - 1 freq
comparet (2) - 2 freq
compared (2) - 57 freq
comparin (3) - 11 freq
compress (3) - 1 freq
compreise (3) - 1 freq
comprise (3) - 1 freq
compere (3) - 6 freq
campers (3) - 2 freq
competes (3) - 1 freq
comperen (3) - 1 freq
companies (3) - 35 freq
comparit (3) - 5 freq
compeared (3) - 2 freq
compass (3) - 16 freq
compairin (4) - 1 freq
comperit (4) - 1 freq
campfires (4) - 1 freq
compose (4) - 6 freq
comparison (4) - 17 freq
comers (4) - 2 freq
empires (4) - 8 freq
SoundEx code - C516
campfire - 3 freq
comfort - 100 freq
conversazione - 1 freq
conversation - 144 freq
camber - 1 freq
confirm - 17 freq
compared - 57 freq
conform - 14 freq
confirmed - 16 freq
confirmation - 18 freq
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comfortin - 14 freq
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compromised - 5 freq
conversion - 3 freq
cumfurt - 2 freq
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comparison - 17 freq
comprisin - 2 freq
compare - 59 freq
cumberland's - 1 freq
cumberland - 6 freq
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compere - 6 freq
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comforter - 2 freq
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conferred - 1 freq
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comfortit - 5 freq
confirmt - 6 freq
convert - 12 freq
confirmit - 1 freq
cumbernauld - 4 freq
compressed - 3 freq
compression - 3 freq
comparin - 11 freq
comprehension - 3 freq
comfort's - 1 freq
converted - 6 freq
compartments - 2 freq
conversations - 27 freq
comfor - 1 freq
conformity - 3 freq
confront - 8 freq
chamber - 16 freq
cambridge - 15 freq
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comforts - 3 freq
chamberlain - 1 freq
convirsation - 12 freq
conformin - 3 freq
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comfurt - 1 freq
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comfurtably - 1 freq
chambrier - 1 freq
conferences - 13 freq
conversationally - 3 freq
compressors - 1 freq
confirmaton - 1 freq
chambers - 8 freq
confrontational - 1 freq
convertin - 2 freq
convirsations - 1 freq
camp-fire - 1 freq
comforted - 3 freq
comfirt - 2 freq
conveyors - 2 freq
conference' - 1 freq
converses - 1 freq
comeprehendit - 1 freq
comprehendit - 19 freq
comprehendin - 3 freq
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comprised - 8 freq
chambord - 2 freq
chambord' - 1 freq
compromise - 6 freq
confronted - 4 freq
converseeshun - 1 freq
confoarmin - 3 freq
compeer - 1 freq
comperes - 1 freq
confortabil - 2 freq
confrence - 1 freq
conversaetion - 2 freq
compriehend - 2 freq
compress - 1 freq
confirmin - 1 freq
comfortab - 1 freq
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canaveral - 1 freq
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comfortingly - 1 freq
comforting - 5 freq
compares - 7 freq
comparable - 7 freq
compeered - 4 freq
conversions - 1 freq
convertin' - 1 freq
confer - 1 freq
conifers - 1 freq
chamber's - 1 freq
confeeran - 1 freq
comprises - 4 freq
compeert - 1 freq
conformity-joukin - 1 freq
comparisons - 4 freq
comparison' - 1 freq
comparative - 2 freq
comparision - 1 freq
confeirance - 2 freq
converge - 1 freq
comparisoun - 3 freq
compairtments - 2 freq
compressit - 1 freq
compear - 4 freq
compeir - 1 freq
comperande - 1 freq
compearing - 1 freq
comperit - 1 freq
compeirand - 2 freq
comperand - 1 freq
compering - 1 freq
compeiring - 1 freq
confirmacioun - 1 freq
conferme - 1 freq
campfires - 1 freq
compair - 1 freq
'conveyor-belt' - 1 freq
comparit - 5 freq
conversely - 2 freq
chamber' - 1 freq
coimbra - 1 freq
€˜confronted - 1 freq
conversin - 2 freq
compeerin - 1 freq
€˜compeart - 1 freq
compaart - 1 freq
comperen - 1 freq
compairin - 1 freq
compar't - 1 freq
comprehen - 1 freq
comfortless - 1 freq
confrontation - 4 freq
confrontations - 1 freq
cumbria - 2 freq
compreise - 1 freq
conformed - 2 freq
convers - 1 freq
comparisouns - 1 freq
€˜chamber - 1 freq
comprehensible - 1 freq
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comparin' - 1 freq
conversational - 4 freq
comparably - 1 freq
comfortin' - 1 freq
comprise - 1 freq
conversationalists - 1 freq
comparet - 2 freq
convergin - 1 freq
cinnabar - 1 freq
conformand - 1 freq
€œcompare - 1 freq
conversations' - 1 freq
comfirts - 1 freq
chumpers - 1 freq
campers - 2 freq
comber - 2 freq
compressor - 1 freq
camper - 1 freq
compartmentalise - 1 freq
chambertalk - 5 freq
campervanwoman - 2 freq
convertor - 1 freq
compairison - 1 freq
confraternities - 1 freq
cumberland' - 1 freq
conferencin - 1 freq
confirming - 1 freq
campervan - 1 freq
compromising - 1 freq
camfrazrob - 1 freq
comparinÂ’ - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - KMPRS
kempers - 2 freq
comperes - 1 freq
compress - 1 freq
compares - 7 freq
compreise - 1 freq
comprise - 1 freq
campers - 2 freq
COMPARES
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.177562 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 - 0.363451 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 - 0.028900 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 - 0.037378 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 - 0.001013 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.