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Love Calculator: your percentage from two names
Type two names, the calculator gives you a compatibility percentage and shows you where it comes from. It's a game, and we explain the whole calculation.
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How about the real test?
This percentage is a game, it counts letters. If you want to measure what actually matters, we have a compatibility test in twenty questions to take together: values, plans, money, everyday life. That score does mean something.
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What is a love calculator?
A love calculator is a small tool where you type two names and get a percentage. For example: you write "Thomas" and "Elisa", and the tool answers 59%. That's it. No questions to fill in, no sign-up, one second and it's done.
The idea goes back to the very first websites, back when people sent each other links by email. It has never changed: you compare the letters of two names and you get a number out of it. So it's mostly there for fun, to start a conversation, or to type your crush's name and see what comes up.
Ours does the same thing, with two differences. First it shows you the detail of the calculation instead of pulling a number out of nowhere. Second it doesn't claim to be scientific: it's a game with letters, and we say so.
How our love calculator works
The final score is an average of five measures, each with its own weight. Here is how our calculation engine above works:
Shared letters
The share of letters found in both names, compared with all the letters the two of them use. Marie and Pierre share the r, the i and the e, so it climbs fast.
The original method
The calculation the very first love calculators used. You count, in each name, the letters of the word LOVES, then you fold the digits two by two until only two are left. Those two digits are the score.
The vowel rhythm
Each name has its own share of vowels. Lea has two out of three, Franck one out of six. When the two shares are close, the names sound good together out loud.
Numerology
The Pythagorean tradition gives every letter a digit from 1 to 9. You add them up, you reduce, and each name lands on a digit between 1 and 9. A grid then says how well those two digits get along.
Length balance
Two names of similar length answer each other better when you say them one after the other. The wider the gap, the lower the mark.
The five marks are added up according to their weight and give the percentage on screen. Nothing is random: the same names always give exactly the same result, and "Thomas + Elisa" gives the same thing as "Elisa + Thomas".
How much each measure weighs
The original method and numerology weigh the most, because they are what makes this tool a tradition. Shared letters follow closely. The vowel rhythm and the length balance count a little less, they mostly serve to separate two pairs that are otherwise equal.
Does the percentage mean anything?
The honest answer is no, and that needs saying plainly. You did not choose your name, and it says nothing about how you love, how you argue or how you make plans. Two people at 38% can spend thirty years together, two people at 97% can split up in six months.
What the number does well, on the other hand, is open a conversation. You type the two names, you laugh at the result, you try the nicknames, and one thing leading to another you start talking about more serious things. That is often how the good questions turn up in a conversation, without anyone having prepared them.
If you want a number based on something real, you have to answer questions about your life together, not about your names. That is what our twenty-question test does, and it is a completely different exercise.
The famous couples hidden in the calculator
About twenty well-known couples have their own score, written by hand, with a line just for them. Type "Romeo" and "Juliet" to see the first one. There are tragic lovers, cartoon heroes, film duos and two or three jokes.
They change nothing about how the tool normally works: every other name goes through the five measures. It's just a wink for those who go looking.
Your score is low, so what?
First, try it with your nicknames. The calculator looks at letters, so "Tom" and "Lisa" don't give the same thing as "Thomas" and "Elisa". Plenty of couples find their best score with the pet names they actually use.
Then remember where the number comes from. A low score means your names don't have many letters in common and their rhythms differ. It says nothing more. If the real question is nagging at you, twenty questions about your values and your plans will teach you infinitely more than a calculation on letters.
And if you want to stay on the playful side, we have two other tools in the same spirit: compatibility from names and star signs, and the crossing of your two birth dates.
Using the love calculator in 3 steps
Write both names
Yours and theirs. Nicknames work just as well.
Run the calculation
The percentage appears straight away, with the detail of the five measures.
Share the result
An image ready to post, or the link to send to the person concerned.
Questions people ask us
Is the love calculator free?
Yes, entirely. No sign-up, no email address, no limit on the number of tries. You can test as many pairs of names as you like.
Does the result change if I start again?
No, never. The same two names always give the same percentage, today and in six months. And the order makes no difference: "Lea + Hugo" gives exactly the same thing as "Hugo + Lea".
Can I put a nickname or a username?
Yes, and it's even recommended if you want to have fun. The calculator reads letters, so anything that can be written works: a nickname, a username, a surname. Accents and capitals make no difference to the calculation.
How do I get a higher percentage?
By trying other ways of writing your names. The pairs that climb highest share a lot of letters, have a similar share of vowels and a similar length. That's why short nicknames often give better scores than full names.
Does the score have a scientific basis?
None at all, and we would rather write that in black and white. It's a game with letters, with a bit of numerology that is a tradition and not a science. To measure real compatibility you have to ask questions about life together, which is what our twenty-question test does.
What's the difference with your love compatibility test?
Everything separates them. The calculator looks at two names and returns a number in one second. The compatibility test asks each of you twenty questions about money, children, pace of life and faithfulness, then compares your answers. One is a game, the other is a real couple's questionnaire.
Do you keep the names I type?
No. The calculation happens entirely in your browser, nothing is sent or saved anywhere. You can type your crush's name without worrying.