# neighborsForString:maximumCount:maximumDistance:distanceType: Retrieves a limited number of strings, within a radius of a string, in the vocabulary. ``` - (NSArray *) neighborsForString:(NSString *) string maximumCount:(NSUInteger) maxCount maximumDistance:(NLDistance) maxDistance distanceType:(NLDistanceType) distanceType; ``` ## Parameters `string` A string in the embedding vocabulary. `maxCount` The largest number of neighboring strings that the method can return in an array. `maxDistance` The largest distance a neighbor can be from `string`. `distanceType` A means of calculating distance that determines which formula the method uses to evaluate a neighbor’s distance from `string`. ## Return Value An array of neighboring strings. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)