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Similar words to wily in Corpus

Levenshtein Double Levenshtein SoundEx MetaPhone Manually curated
wily (0) - 7 freq
lily (1) - 44 freq
wil (1) - 13 freq
wilt (1) - 3 freq
wigly (1) - 1 freq
waly (1) - 27 freq
wuly (1) - 15 freq
wiley (1) - 1 freq
wile (1) - 164 freq
ily (1) - 2 freq
oily (1) - 7 freq
wely (1) - 1 freq
wiy (1) - 56 freq
mily (1) - 2 freq
willy (1) - 12 freq
will (1) - 3306 freq
wiry (1) - 11 freq
widy (1) - 6 freq
wilny (1) - 2 freq
wly (1) - 2 freq
wrily (1) - 1 freq
wild (1) - 238 freq
wide (2) - 249 freq
waiy (2) - 98 freq
widny (2) - 4 freq
wily (0) - 7 freq
wiley (1) - 1 freq
wile (1) - 164 freq
wly (1) - 2 freq
wuly (1) - 15 freq
wely (1) - 1 freq
wil (1) - 13 freq
waly (1) - 27 freq
weil (2) - 141 freq
wle (2) - 1 freq
wuli (2) - 1 freq
wlo (2) - 1 freq
wyle (2) - 5 freq
wooly (2) - 7 freq
awly (2) - 4 freq
wail (2) - 9 freq
wale (2) - 34 freq
wul (2) - 318 freq
weliy (2) - 1 freq
wl (2) - 6 freq
wal (2) - 24 freq
wali (2) - 1 freq
waley (2) - 6 freq
wiel (2) - 1 freq
awely (2) - 8 freq
SoundEx code - W400
weel - 3975 freq
while - 1458 freq
'weel - 225 freq
will - 3306 freq
whilie - 87 freq
we'll - 575 freq
waul - 1 freq
'will - 25 freq
wha'll - 29 freq
'we'll - 46 freq
wull - 1174 freq
willie - 197 freq
wul - 318 freq
weill - 378 freq
we'l - 7 freq
well - 1429 freq
whole - 191 freq
'well - 57 freq
-well - 2 freq
well-ah - 1 freq
well- - 2 freq
who'll - 6 freq
wheel - 127 freq
wheelie - 13 freq
wall - 79 freq
wullie - 422 freq
wali - 1 freq
'weill - 11 freq
wll - 1 freq
waal - 45 freq
whae'll - 7 freq
-weel - 1 freq
wl - 6 freq
wall- - 1 freq
'wull - 2 freq
'weel' - 3 freq
wail - 9 freq
weil - 141 freq
whill - 13 freq
whyle - 49 freq
while-o - 3 freq
wally - 48 freq
whaul - 2 freq
wi'll - 33 freq
wawly - 1 freq
whiley - 12 freq
woolly - 9 freq
wyllie - 5 freq
whae'lll - 1 freq
wallie - 25 freq
wallow - 4 freq
wily - 7 freq
willow - 15 freq
weell' - 2 freq
wool - 31 freq
wae'll - 14 freq
wal - 24 freq
wile - 164 freq
wale - 34 freq
wylie - 4 freq
whale - 32 freq
wuly - 15 freq
weyl - 1 freq
wil - 13 freq
wooly - 7 freq
wely - 1 freq
weliy - 1 freq
we'el - 5 freq
woohooool - 1 freq
wly - 2 freq
whul - 1 freq
whylie - 15 freq
willy - 12 freq
'willy - 1 freq
weal - 8 freq
waal- - 1 freq
waell - 1 freq
waullie - 2 freq
wille - 1 freq
wully - 127 freq
wuil - 1 freq
wwhile - 1 freq
wuill - 1 freq
willl - 1 freq
wullhie - 1 freq
wal' - 1 freq
wul' - 1 freq
wull' - 2 freq
'wall' - 1 freq
'willie - 1 freq
waly - 27 freq
willae - 2 freq
wal- - 1 freq
will'a - 1 freq
'wall - 1 freq
willow' - 1 freq
wullie' - 3 freq
whall - 1 freq
w-will - 1 freq
'weel-' - 1 freq
whyllie - 5 freq
wheel'll - 1 freq
welly - 5 freq
waall - 1 freq
wiel - 1 freq
willa - 3 freq
will' - 2 freq
whaal - 2 freq
wael - 9 freq
weeel - 3 freq
whillywha - 1 freq
wulllie - 1 freq
weelie - 3 freq
wyle - 5 freq
while' - 1 freq
wellie - 2 freq
'wool' - 1 freq
wuli - 1 freq
waley - 6 freq
'while - 1 freq
'weill' - 1 freq
whillie - 2 freq
€˜weel - 29 freq
€œwill - 10 freq
€˜wull - 1 freq
€œweel - 34 freq
wyll - 2 freq
€˜weill - 1 freq
€œwei-ll - 1 freq
€œweill - 35 freq
weell - 1 freq
€¦weel - 1 freq
whele - 1 freq
€œwul - 2 freq
€œwhyle - 1 freq
wholly - 3 freq
woll - 1 freq
€˜wul - 1 freq
€œwull - 2 freq
€œwell - 25 freq
€˜while - 1 freq
€œwha'll - 4 freq
'will' - 1 freq
€˜well - 14 freq
€˜will - 3 freq
€œwullie - 2 freq
€œweeeel - 1 freq
wu'll - 4 freq
weil- - 1 freq
€œwe'll - 7 freq
€œwe-ell - 2 freq
€”well - 1 freq
w'll - 6 freq
wiley - 1 freq
walee - 1 freq
€™well - 9 freq
€™will - 1 freq
wle - 1 freq
weÂ’ll - 19 freq
weel- - 1 freq
‘well - 1 freq
‘weel - 1 freq
woolie - 1 freq
wullieÂ’ - 1 freq
whl - 1 freq
williew - 1 freq
wooley - 2 freq
walie - 1 freq
wally' - 1 freq
wlo - 1 freq
“weel - 2 freq
MetaPhone code - WL
weel - 3975 freq
while - 1458 freq
'weel - 225 freq
will - 3306 freq
whilie - 87 freq
we'll - 575 freq
waul - 1 freq
'will - 25 freq
wha'll - 29 freq
'we'll - 46 freq
wull - 1174 freq
willie - 197 freq
wul - 318 freq
weill - 378 freq
we'l - 7 freq
well - 1429 freq
whole - 191 freq
'well - 57 freq
-well - 2 freq
well-ah - 1 freq
well- - 2 freq
who'll - 6 freq
wheel - 127 freq
wheelie - 13 freq
wall - 79 freq
wullie - 422 freq
wali - 1 freq
'weill - 11 freq
waal - 45 freq
whae'll - 7 freq
-weel - 1 freq
wall- - 1 freq
'wull - 2 freq
'weel' - 3 freq
wail - 9 freq
weil - 141 freq
whill - 13 freq
whyle - 49 freq
while-o - 3 freq
wally - 48 freq
whaul - 2 freq
wi'll - 33 freq
wawly - 1 freq
whiley - 12 freq
woolly - 9 freq
whae'lll - 1 freq
wallie - 25 freq
wallow - 4 freq
wily - 7 freq
willow - 15 freq
weell' - 2 freq
wool - 31 freq
wae'll - 14 freq
wal - 24 freq
wile - 164 freq
wale - 34 freq
whale - 32 freq
wuly - 15 freq
weyl - 1 freq
wil - 13 freq
wooly - 7 freq
wely - 1 freq
weliy - 1 freq
we'el - 5 freq
whul - 1 freq
whylie - 15 freq
willy - 12 freq
'willy - 1 freq
weal - 8 freq
waal- - 1 freq
waell - 1 freq
waullie - 2 freq
wille - 1 freq
wully - 127 freq
wuil - 1 freq
wuill - 1 freq
willl - 1 freq
wal' - 1 freq
wul' - 1 freq
wull' - 2 freq
'wall' - 1 freq
'willie - 1 freq
waly - 27 freq
willae - 2 freq
wal- - 1 freq
will'a - 1 freq
'wall - 1 freq
willow' - 1 freq
wullie' - 3 freq
whall - 1 freq
w-will - 1 freq
'weel-' - 1 freq
whyllie - 5 freq
welly - 5 freq
waall - 1 freq
wiel - 1 freq
willa - 3 freq
will' - 2 freq
whaal - 2 freq
wael - 9 freq
weeel - 3 freq
wulllie - 1 freq
weelie - 3 freq
while' - 1 freq
wellie - 2 freq
'wool' - 1 freq
wuli - 1 freq
waley - 6 freq
'while - 1 freq
'weill' - 1 freq
whillie - 2 freq
€˜weel - 29 freq
€œwill - 10 freq
€˜wull - 1 freq
€œweel - 34 freq
€˜weill - 1 freq
€œwei-ll - 1 freq
€œweill - 35 freq
weell - 1 freq
€¦weel - 1 freq
whele - 1 freq
€œwul - 2 freq
€œwhyle - 1 freq
wholly - 3 freq
woll - 1 freq
€˜wul - 1 freq
€œwull - 2 freq
€œwell - 25 freq
€˜while - 1 freq
€œwha'll - 4 freq
'will' - 1 freq
€˜well - 14 freq
€˜will - 3 freq
€œwullie - 2 freq
€œweeeel - 1 freq
wu'll - 4 freq
weil- - 1 freq
€œwe'll - 7 freq
€œwe-ell - 2 freq
€”well - 1 freq
wiley - 1 freq
walee - 1 freq
€™well - 9 freq
€™will - 1 freq
weÂ’ll - 19 freq
weel- - 1 freq
‘well - 1 freq
‘weel - 1 freq
woolie - 1 freq
wullieÂ’ - 1 freq
whl - 1 freq
williew - 1 freq
wooley - 2 freq
walie - 1 freq
wally' - 1 freq
“weel - 2 freq
WILY
Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.167256 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 - 0.331928 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 - 0.032069 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 - 0.041711 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 - 0.000889 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.