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Similar words to sile in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
sile (0) - 9 freq
wile (1) - 164 freq
tile (1) - 5 freq
ile (1) - 65 freq
siles (1) - 1 freq
file (1) - 122 freq
sidle (1) - 4 freq
spile (1) - 11 freq
sale (1) - 63 freq
nile (1) - 14 freq
syle (1) - 6 freq
sie (1) - 41 freq
sire (1) - 8 freq
sime (1) - 1 freq
size (1) - 294 freq
sine (1) - 20 freq
bile (1) - 56 freq
stile (1) - 19 freq
site (1) - 100 freq
vile (1) - 14 freq
silk (1) - 41 freq
sole (1) - 19 freq
uile (1) - 2 freq
mile (1) - 278 freq
rile (1) - 3 freq
sile (0) - 9 freq
syle (1) - 6 freq
sale (1) - 63 freq
sole (1) - 19 freq
isle (2) - 85 freq
sulie (2) - 1 freq
saule (2) - 2 freq
slee (2) - 24 freq
pile (2) - 113 freq
sail (2) - 100 freq
sulu (2) - 1 freq
slo (2) - 4 freq
sloe (2) - 1 freq
smile (2) - 458 freq
silt (2) - 3 freq
sl (2) - 7 freq
sal (2) - 56 freq
seil (2) - 3 freq
slae (2) - 8 freq
sel (2) - 75 freq
seilie (2) - 6 freq
aisle (2) - 27 freq
solo (2) - 10 freq
sly (2) - 15 freq
jile (2) - 42 freq
SoundEx code - S400
sowl - 128 freq
skail - 51 freq
schuil - 492 freq
school - 698 freq
she'll - 211 freq
soil - 30 freq
scuil - 71 freq
solway - 11 freq
swell - 17 freq
schule - 92 freq
sweel - 20 freq
schuil' - 1 freq
shill - 4 freq
slaa' - 1 freq
skull - 45 freq
shall - 123 freq
sally - 145 freq
sell - 168 freq
skill - 55 freq
slow - 153 freq
sowel - 87 freq
scale - 54 freq
swallae - 32 freq
scaly - 13 freq
seilie - 6 freq
sall - 97 freq
shillie - 1 freq
slaw - 98 freq
shell - 39 freq
sel - 75 freq
saul - 68 freq
seil - 3 freq
sheila - 21 freq
sail - 100 freq
skácel - 1 freq
shawl - 26 freq
swallie - 8 freq
sly - 15 freq
swallay - 2 freq
soul - 117 freq
skeelie - 32 freq
skeely - 22 freq
shallae - 9 freq
syle - 6 freq
'shell - 1 freq
swally - 67 freq
scowly - 1 freq
scowl - 10 freq
slae - 8 freq
skuil - 39 freq
shuil - 3 freq
seal - 31 freq
skweel - 86 freq
swall - 21 freq
sale - 63 freq
slee - 24 freq
sile - 9 freq
sole - 19 freq
skale - 1 freq
skeill - 11 freq
squeal - 13 freq
sulie - 1 freq
'school - 1 freq
skule - 10 freq
swalla - 7 freq
swallah - 1 freq
skeel - 45 freq
sloo - 4 freq
shiel - 2 freq
skelly - 10 freq
sill - 19 freq
silly - 63 freq
s'il - 2 freq
sheil - 15 freq
saaly - 1 freq
shae'll - 11 freq
sheu'll - 15 freq
swoll - 1 freq
slay - 5 freq
shoal - 2 freq
swallow - 12 freq
sheol - 1 freq
seyl - 1 freq
scayle - 1 freq
sqweel - 2 freq
skool - 3 freq
seel - 1 freq
sayl - 3 freq
shaal - 6 freq
shalla - 9 freq
sheel - 3 freq
scweel - 6 freq
shallow - 9 freq
swaal - 2 freq
siowly - 2 freq
solo - 10 freq
sgeul - 1 freq
shoul - 2 freq
shale - 6 freq
sqeel - 1 freq
sal - 56 freq
shella - 3 freq
'she'll - 8 freq
schiele - 1 freq
'slow - 1 freq
schull - 1 freq
schuul - 1 freq
sull - 4 freq
schuill - 3 freq
sewel - 1 freq
shyly - 8 freq
shil - 1 freq
shi'll - 1 freq
swill - 2 freq
'sheu'll - 1 freq
scaaly - 1 freq
schol - 2 freq
scully - 2 freq
sullie - 2 freq
scoul - 2 freq
shelah - 3 freq
'slaw - 1 freq
shelly - 2 freq
schul - 13 freq
sell' - 1 freq
'swallae - 1 freq
sallow - 3 freq
shö'll - 2 freq
sho'll - 2 freq
schöl - 5 freq
'saul - 1 freq
swahaili - 1 freq
'slee' - 1 freq
skaill - 2 freq
'sell - 1 freq
schule' - 1 freq
swalley - 1 freq
skeillie - 10 freq
slaa - 3 freq
skeul - 8 freq
swaall - 1 freq
scael - 4 freq
sol - 4 freq
saal - 3 freq
shool - 1 freq
'slow' - 1 freq
'shall - 1 freq
scala - 1 freq
öswally - 1 freq
shüll - 1 freq
shü'll - 3 freq
shöllie - 1 freq
saall - 1 freq
say'll - 1 freq
souley - 1 freq
swallo - 1 freq
swael - 2 freq
skely - 1 freq
'shael - 1 freq
shael - 8 freq
skael - 1 freq
seoul - 2 freq
skellie - 4 freq
swallaa - 1 freq
saule - 2 freq
sillie - 2 freq
skeilie - 2 freq
skeil - 2 freq
scaley - 3 freq
skül - 3 freq
'shall' - 1 freq
øswally - 1 freq
shaela - 1 freq
squill - 4 freq
scöl - 9 freq
scol - 1 freq
scaal - 1 freq
sool - 1 freq
shawlie - 1 freq
schale - 1 freq
skeily - 1 freq
sowl'll - 1 freq
shell' - 1 freq
scallowa - 5 freq
shu'll - 2 freq
scallwa - 1 freq
€˜schuil - 1 freq
seyal - 2 freq
selly - 1 freq
squally - 1 freq
seillie - 2 freq
seely - 4 freq
sowel' - 2 freq
sulu - 1 freq
ssl - 1 freq
€˜skl - 1 freq
squeel - 4 freq
sowell - 1 freq
slew - 2 freq
€˜skull - 1 freq
shaul - 1 freq
skil - 3 freq
sculie - 1 freq
swahili - 3 freq
shelley - 2 freq
sellie - 2 freq
shull - 6 freq
sully - 2 freq
scuill - 1 freq
€œschool - 1 freq
squall - 1 freq
swaally - 1 freq
€™sel - 3 freq
€œsilly - 1 freq
€œsolo - 1 freq
sweil - 1 freq
€œsel - 1 freq
sowel- - 1 freq
scheul - 1 freq
shal - 26 freq
sl - 7 freq
€˜slow - 1 freq
€˜sall - 1 freq
soley - 2 freq
scalloway - 1 freq
sgoil - 1 freq
sheÂ’ll - 4 freq
skl - 1 freq
sxl - 1 freq
sloe - 1 freq
shilla - 3 freq
‘school’ - 1 freq
slo - 4 freq
scull - 1 freq
schoolie - 1 freq
sewell - 1 freq
sowel” - 1 freq
skuill - 10 freq
skallwaa - 1 freq
scglw - 1 freq
scl - 1 freq
‘she’ll - 1 freq
skal - 1 freq
MetaPhone code - SL
sowl - 128 freq
soil - 30 freq
slaa' - 1 freq
sally - 145 freq
sell - 168 freq
slow - 153 freq
seilie - 6 freq
sall - 97 freq
slaw - 98 freq
sel - 75 freq
saul - 68 freq
seil - 3 freq
sail - 100 freq
sly - 15 freq
cell - 38 freq
soul - 117 freq
syle - 6 freq
slae - 8 freq
wycely - 2 freq
seal - 31 freq
sale - 63 freq
zil - 1 freq
slee - 24 freq
sile - 9 freq
sole - 19 freq
sulie - 1 freq
sloo - 4 freq
sill - 19 freq
silly - 63 freq
s'il - 2 freq
saaly - 1 freq
cello - 2 freq
slay - 5 freq
seyl - 1 freq
seel - 1 freq
sayl - 3 freq
zool - 7 freq
solo - 10 freq
sal - 56 freq
zulu - 2 freq
'slow - 1 freq
sull - 4 freq
cele - 1 freq
cel - 1 freq
sullie - 2 freq
hïssel - 33 freq
'slaw - 1 freq
zeal - 2 freq
sell' - 1 freq
sallow - 3 freq
'saul - 1 freq
'slee' - 1 freq
'sell - 1 freq
slaa - 3 freq
sol - 4 freq
saal - 3 freq
'slow' - 1 freq
ceol - 1 freq
saall - 1 freq
say'll - 1 freq
souley - 1 freq
celia - 2 freq
seoul - 2 freq
saule - 2 freq
sillie - 2 freq
sool - 1 freq
selly - 1 freq
seillie - 2 freq
seely - 4 freq
sulu - 1 freq
ssl - 1 freq
slew - 2 freq
zola - 1 freq
zilly - 1 freq
xl - 3 freq
sellie - 2 freq
sully - 2 freq
€™sel - 3 freq
€œsilly - 1 freq
€œsolo - 1 freq
€œsel - 1 freq
sl - 7 freq
€˜slow - 1 freq
€˜sall - 1 freq
soley - 2 freq
sloe - 1 freq
zl - 3 freq
slo - 4 freq
zlo - 1 freq
zzl - 1 freq
xol - 1 freq
zly - 1 freq
zwl - 1 freq
wsshl - 1 freq
SILE
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.193921 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 - 0.333682 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 - 0.030403 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 - 0.038212 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 - 0.000925 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.