What are the word records for longest with few letters in common?

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What are the word records for longest with few letters in common?
(Pronunciation / homophones (words spelled differently but pronounced the same))

[ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]

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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ]

Sources: [1-144]

uncommon words: shofar = chauffeur (3 out of 15)
uncommon words: ceresin = Saracen (2 out of 14)
uncommon words: cotter = Kadir (1 out of 11)
uncommon words: cough = Kaf (0 out of 8)

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com