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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 “approval” 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.

29 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
approval154448(None) 
approvals1643611approvals
approvable1963932approvable
approvably2253042approvably
approve14116602approv_e
approved16115072approved
approver15105302approver
approves15126832approves
reproval1355772reproval
amphoral1565623amphoral
apnoeal956193a_pnoeal
apodal9289833a_p_odal
apologal1144723apologal
appal95315223app___al
appeal103911613app__eal
appraisal1343633appraisal
approach1743763approach
approbate1546563approbate
approvers16104913approvers
approving1745053approving
arrival1037563a_rrival
arval86017013a__r_val
auroral7310473a_uroral
deprival1444603deprival
disapproval1962123disapproval
disproval1544253disproval
patronal1048653patronal
peroral9314793_peroral
reprovals1444883reprovals

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162296.35622995.9
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.79526297.4
 
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