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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 “approximate” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

27 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
approximate2413288(None) 
approximated26142401approximated
approximates25112641approximates
approximately2981572approximately
approximative2961922approximative
proximate2045772__proximate
appreciate1655233appreci_ate
approbate1546563appro__bate
appropriate1464283appropriate
approximating2761803approximating
approximation2652233approximation
aphrodite1545484aphrodi__te
apposite12410014app_osi__te
appreciated1854214appreci_ated
appreciates1754744appreci_ates
approbated1744764appro__bated
approbates1645854appro__bates
appropriated1663494appropriated
appropriates1564064appropriates
approximations2761964approximations
asphyxiate2561824asphyxi_ate
meprobamate1961884meprobamate
peroxidase2053194_peroxidase
primate111516284__pr__imate
proximal1945184__proxima_l
proximately2552224__proximately
proximity2344674__proximity

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819279.40615821.7
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691279.84218156.0
 
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