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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “appareled” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
appareled144289(None) 
apparelled1552611apparelled
appalled1344812appa_lled
apparel1146002apparel__
apparels1245122apparel_s
appareling1543423appareling
apparent1248263appare_nt
appealed1335603app_ealed
appeared1336143appear__ed
appraised1445593appraised
apprehend1743103app_rehend
appressed1445943app_ressed
apprised1337713app_rised
apprized2236543app_rized
approved16115073app_roved
asparkle1443843asparkle_
empaneled1443433empaneled
impaneled1443563impaneled
paneled10612573__paneled
parceled1338343__parceled
parled94626293__par_led
paroled104217633__paroled
pearled10411553_pear_led
rapparee1245873rappare_e_
rapparees1343953rappare_es
rappeled1335003rapp__eled
repaneled1245333repaneled
sparkled15317733_sparkled

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641286.94021418.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.37624226.0
 
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