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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 “dilapidating” 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.

31 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
dilapidating176202(None) 
dilapidation1653362dilapidation
dilapidations1753132dilapidations
lapidating1445232__lapidating
decapitating1854953decapitating
delaminating1645683delaminating
dilapidate1452743dilapidat__e
dilapidated1652283dilapidat_ed
dilapidates1552613dilapidat_es
divaricating1953593divaricating
deaminating1547974d_eaminating
depilating1439184d__epilating
deracinating1645224deracinating
desalinating1476314desalinating
dilating102714904dil____ating
dimidiating1643994di__midiating
disappearing1863144disappearing
dispiriting1545944di_spiriting
dissipating1556314di_ssipating
divagating1644004diva__gating
elucidating1543694_elucidating
filiating1339244fil__i_ating
glaciating1445594_glaci_ating
invalidating1793444invalidating
laminating1348724__laminating
lariating10311784__lari_ating
liquidating2252574li_quidating
militating1348824mil__itating
palpitating1644654pal_pitating
revalidating1744184revalidating
validating1545834__validating

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790316.67318700.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.07925242.4
 
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