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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 “epistles” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

25 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
epistles104778(None) 
epistle957891epistle_
epistler1044831epistler
epistlers1154111epistlers
epistyles1454141epistyles
apostles1037752apostles
bristles101510432bristles
enisles72312602enis_les
episodes1145912episodes
episomes1257302episomes
epistases1146322epistases
epistaxes1844452epistaxes
epistoler1143742epistoler
epistolers1243182epistolers
epistomes1346012epistomes
epistyle1364072epistyle_
gristles9189202gristles
istles62814982__istles
pestles93217692_pestles
pintles94118722_pintles
pistes85325632_pist_es
pistoles102514722_pistoles
spittles1038332spittles
thistles1198232thistles
whistles14108212whistles

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059253.33036354.1
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691253.70348255.7
 
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