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Similar words to fure in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
fure (0) - 1 freq
fume (1) - 4 freq
fare (1) - 63 freq
furie (1) - 13 freq
furt (1) - 13 freq
furd (1) - 2 freq
furr (1) - 12 freq
fyre (1) - 27 freq
fre (1) - 2 freq
fore (1) - 155 freq
furs (1) - 6 freq
wure (1) - 5 freq
furv (1) - 1 freq
fury (1) - 32 freq
afure (1) - 2 freq
fute (1) - 1 freq
flure (1) - 13 freq
bure (1) - 3 freq
fuse (1) - 9 freq
fire (1) - 704 freq
sure (1) - 986 freq
furl (1) - 6 freq
fur' (1) - 1 freq
lure (1) - 6 freq
cure (1) - 54 freq
fure (0) - 1 freq
fere (1) - 18 freq
fore (1) - 155 freq
fire (1) - 704 freq
afure (1) - 2 freq
fury (1) - 32 freq
fre (1) - 2 freq
fyre (1) - 27 freq
fur (1) - 7713 freq
furie (1) - 13 freq
fare (1) - 63 freq
far (2) - 1541 freq
fyur (2) - 2 freq
faire (2) - 1 freq
fuyra (2) - 1 freq
fiere (2) - 4 freq
fora (2) - 3 freq
fyrie (2) - 3 freq
frie (2) - 18 freq
fara (2) - 1 freq
fri (2) - 6 freq
fro (2) - 3 freq
free (2) - 649 freq
fuar (2) - 1 freq
faroe (2) - 6 freq
SoundEx code - F600
for - 14454 freq
frae - 4549 freq
fear - 427 freq
fore - 155 freq
faurawa - 5 freq
fire - 704 freq
fairy - 75 freq
faur - 724 freq
fir - 4020 freq
fower - 692 freq
'frae - 6 freq
fair - 1525 freq
fare - 63 freq
free - 649 freq
'for - 29 freq
far - 1541 freq
faar - 81 freq
ferry - 48 freq
ferr - 48 freq
four - 195 freq
fur - 7713 freq
fury - 32 freq
foree - 1 freq
fri - 6 freq
furra - 42 freq
fere - 18 freq
fer - 2011 freq
'ferry - 1 freq
fiery - 28 freq
faur-awa - 8 freq
'far - 6 freq
fier - 6 freq
'four - 2 freq
'fur - 8 freq
'fair - 6 freq
f'ower - 1 freq
furrow - 12 freq
-for - 3 freq
'fir - 4 freq
feirrie - 1 freq
faerie - 8 freq
furr - 12 freq
faeroe - 1 freq
fu'er - 1 freq
fra - 11 freq
fowre - 25 freq
foraye - 13 freq
foury - 1 freq
feary - 1 freq
furry - 23 freq
fur-yowe - 1 freq
fayre - 8 freq
fry - 39 freq
fawr - 1 freq
f-for - 1 freq
faer - 59 freq
ferrie - 7 freq
furie - 13 freq
freya - 36 freq
'freya - 3 freq
'faur - 3 freq
frey - 1 freq
farawa' - 1 freq
firey - 2 freq
fyre - 27 freq
fayer - 3 freq
fayr - 1 freq
feer - 4 freq
foar - 1 freq
fyer - 1 freq
faery - 2 freq
firra - 9 freq
firreh - 1 freq
fre - 2 freq
fairie - 4 freq
fewer - 11 freq
firr - 2 freq
fowr - 23 freq
'free - 3 freq
'fore - 1 freq
for-why - 1 freq
fray - 10 freq
fire' - 2 freq
fear' - 1 freq
fearie - 2 freq
faraway - 3 freq
free' - 5 freq
far-awa - 1 freq
fower- - 2 freq
°fer - 2 freq
fierie - 2 freq
'fer - 3 freq
fiere - 4 freq
faarey - 1 freq
for' - 3 freq
faur-away - 1 freq
'fire' - 1 freq
'fire - 1 freq
forhoo - 1 freq
farawey - 2 freq
fioory - 1 freq
feir - 7 freq
foir - 6 freq
frie - 18 freq
furrie - 1 freq
fro - 3 freq
foyer - 2 freq
foo'r - 2 freq
fær - 1 freq
fyr - 32 freq
fara - 1 freq
ferawey - 2 freq
fyur - 2 freq
furro - 2 freq
fewr - 1 freq
frau - 1 freq
fraa - 2 freq
fyower - 1 freq
fora - 3 freq
faroe - 6 freq
'for' - 2 freq
foor - 1 freq
fiouer - 1 freq
fou're - 1 freq
farawa - 1 freq
ferawa - 1 freq
fewar - 1 freq
frei - 5 freq
farrow - 2 freq
fuyra - 1 freq
€œfir - 2 freq
'fear' - 1 freq
€˜for - 9 freq
€œfar - 8 freq
€˜free - 1 freq
€œfower - 2 freq
féðer - 1 freq
fré - 1 freq
fyrie - 3 freq
'fir' - 1 freq
foraa - 1 freq
ffrae - 1 freq
firie - 1 freq
€¦far - 1 freq
€œfrie - 1 freq
€œfur - 4 freq
fure - 1 freq
forwhy - 1 freq
freewey - 1 freq
€˜far - 1 freq
€œfire - 2 freq
feery - 1 freq
farr - 1 freq
farooe - 1 freq
foray - 1 freq
faera - 3 freq
faire - 1 freq
€žfower - 1 freq
ferrawa - 2 freq
€œfor - 6 freq
€™fer - 1 freq
für - 2 freq
€˜fower - 3 freq
€œfree - 1 freq
fur' - 1 freq
€˜fur - 3 freq
€œfyr - 1 freq
---fir - 1 freq
€˜four - 2 freq
feerie - 5 freq
fuar - 1 freq
€œfer - 1 freq
fouïr - 1 freq
far-away - 1 freq
fauraway - 1 freq
fÂ’er - 2 freq
fr - 1 freq
farah - 1 freq
frw - 1 freq
“free - 1 freq
força - 2 freq
“for - 1 freq
'fear - 1 freq
froo - 4 freq
frh - 1 freq
fvor - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - FR
for - 14454 freq
frae - 4549 freq
fear - 427 freq
fore - 155 freq
fire - 704 freq
fairy - 75 freq
faur - 724 freq
fir - 4020 freq
'frae - 6 freq
fair - 1525 freq
fare - 63 freq
free - 649 freq
'for - 29 freq
very - 694 freq
far - 1541 freq
faar - 81 freq
ferry - 48 freq
ferr - 48 freq
verra - 435 freq
four - 195 freq
fur - 7713 freq
fury - 32 freq
foree - 1 freq
fri - 6 freq
furra - 42 freq
vire - 2 freq
fere - 18 freq
fer - 2011 freq
'ferry - 1 freq
fiery - 28 freq
'far - 6 freq
virr - 55 freq
fier - 6 freq
'four - 2 freq
'fur - 8 freq
'fair - 6 freq
furrow - 12 freq
-for - 3 freq
'fir - 4 freq
feirrie - 1 freq
faerie - 8 freq
furr - 12 freq
vairy - 1 freq
faeroe - 1 freq
fu'er - 1 freq
fra - 11 freq
fowre - 25 freq
foury - 1 freq
feary - 1 freq
furry - 23 freq
vaar - 1 freq
vera - 29 freq
fayre - 8 freq
fry - 39 freq
fawr - 1 freq
faer - 59 freq
verie - 23 freq
ferrie - 7 freq
'verra - 5 freq
furie - 13 freq
'faur - 3 freq
frey - 1 freq
firey - 2 freq
fyre - 27 freq
veer - 1 freq
fayr - 1 freq
feer - 4 freq
foar - 1 freq
faery - 2 freq
firra - 9 freq
firreh - 1 freq
'very - 3 freq
fre - 2 freq
fairie - 4 freq
virry - 2 freq
firr - 2 freq
fowr - 23 freq
'free - 3 freq
voar - 46 freq
'fore - 1 freq
for-why - 1 freq
fray - 10 freq
fire' - 2 freq
fear' - 1 freq
fearie - 2 freq
free' - 5 freq
vore - 2 freq
°fer - 2 freq
fierie - 2 freq
'fer - 3 freq
fiere - 4 freq
viry - 9 freq
faarey - 1 freq
ve''re - 1 freq
for' - 3 freq
pharoh - 1 freq
veiry - 1 freq
'fire' - 1 freq
'fire - 1 freq
fioory - 1 freq
‚¬ver - 1 freq
feir - 7 freq
foir - 6 freq
frie - 18 freq
furrie - 1 freq
fro - 3 freq
foo'r - 2 freq
ver - 3 freq
fær - 1 freq
fyr - 32 freq
fara - 1 freq
furro - 2 freq
fewr - 1 freq
frau - 1 freq
fraa - 2 freq
wyver - 2 freq
fora - 3 freq
faroe - 6 freq
'for' - 2 freq
foor - 1 freq
fiouer - 1 freq
fou're - 1 freq
vary - 3 freq
verray - 1 freq
'verra' - 1 freq
frei - 5 freq
farrow - 2 freq
vooar' - 1 freq
fuyra - 1 freq
€œfir - 2 freq
'fear' - 1 freq
€˜for - 9 freq
€œfar - 8 freq
€˜free - 1 freq
€œvery - 1 freq
féðer - 1 freq
fré - 1 freq
fyrie - 3 freq
'fir' - 1 freq
foraa - 1 freq
ffrae - 1 freq
firie - 1 freq
€¦far - 1 freq
€œfrie - 1 freq
€œfur - 4 freq
fure - 1 freq
forwhy - 1 freq
€˜far - 1 freq
€œfire - 2 freq
vir - 1 freq
pharoah - 1 freq
feery - 1 freq
farr - 1 freq
farooe - 1 freq
foray - 1 freq
faera - 3 freq
faire - 1 freq
€œverra - 1 freq
€œfor - 6 freq
€˜very - 1 freq
€™fer - 1 freq
für - 2 freq
€œfree - 1 freq
fur' - 1 freq
€˜fur - 3 freq
€œfyr - 1 freq
---fir - 1 freq
€˜four - 2 freq
vaara - 1 freq
feerie - 5 freq
fuar - 1 freq
€œfer - 1 freq
fouïr - 1 freq
varra - 1 freq
var - 8 freq
fÂ’er - 2 freq
fr - 1 freq
farah - 1 freq
vr - 5 freq
phhr - 1 freq
frw - 1 freq
“free - 1 freq
força - 2 freq
“for - 1 freq
veere - 1 freq
'fear - 1 freq
froo - 4 freq
“very - 1 freq
frh - 1 freq
være - 1 freq
FURE
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.179063 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 - 0.320529 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 - 0.027774 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 - 0.037524 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 - 0.000971 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.