# Adjacent identical and near-identical words are common

> Adjacent identical words 0.8 % and edit-1 neighbours 3.3 %, both several times the reference texts.

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Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

# Adjacent identical and near-identical words are common

Adjacent identical words 0.8 % and edit-1 neighbours 3.3 %, both several times the reference texts.

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## What it bears on 4 answers

[A natural language in an invented script](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G048E3AAR/a-natural-language-in-an-invented-script)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-LANG

AGAINST

[Generated by copying and modifying nearby words](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8FZTQR4WAS/generated-by-copying-and-modifying-nearby-words)

Disputed · weighs some · H-MEANINGLESS-AUTOCOPY

FOR

[No plaintext: a procedure produced it](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04R26QE0/no-plaintext-a-procedure-produced-it)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GENERATED

FOR

[No plaintext: composed freely by hand](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04ZW0AK0/no-plaintext-composed-freely-by-hand)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GLOSSOLALIA

FOR

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Adjacent identical and near-identical words are common [Evidence EVD0D8GDKN465TE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDKN465TE
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[Session 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0D8B8QS022BX/session-5-re-analysis-from-the-transliteration-book-v1-0) · 22 Oct 2026

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