METAPHONE

Domain	Definition
Computing	Metaphone An algorithm for encoding a word so that similar sounding words encode the same. It's similar to soundex in purpose, but as it knows the basic rules of English pronunciation it's more accurate. The higher accuracy doesn't come free, though, metaphone requires more computational power as well as more storage capacity, but neither of these requirements are usually prohibitive. It is in the public domain so it can be freely implemented. Metaphone was developed by Lawrence Philips . It is described in ["Practical Algorithms for Programmers", Binstock & Rex, Addison Wesley, 1995]. (1998-12-22). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Math	An algorithm to code English words phonetically by reducing them to 16 consonant sounds. A better variant is double metaphone. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: METAPHONE

Anagrams: METAPHONE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-m-n-o-p-t"
	-2 letters: apothem, haptene, heptane, methane, metopae, phaeton, phantom, phenate, phonate, phoneme, potheen.
	-3 letters: anthem, ethane, hapten, hempen, hetman, metepa, metope, omenta, peahen, phenom, poteen, potman, potmen, tampon, tempeh, teopan, toneme.
	-4 letters: ament, atone, eaten, emote, enate, enema, etape, mahoe, meant, menta, monte, month, neath, netop, oaten, paeon, panto, paten, phone, tempo, thane, theme, toman.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-m-n-o-p-t"
	+2 letters: hymenoptera, metanephroi, metanephros.
	+3 letters: hymenopteran, metallophone, phentolamine.
	+4 letters: acetaminophen, hymenopterans, magnetosphere, metallophones, metencephalon, phenomenalist, phentolamines, pneumatophore, rapprochement.
	+5 letters: acetaminophens, hyperemotional, magnetospheres, magnetospheric, metencephalons, phenomenalists, pneumatophores, pneumothoraces, pneumothoraxes, rapprochements.
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