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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 “explicable” 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.

36 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
explicable234434(None) 
explicably2653821explicably
applicable1844372applicable
expiable1946112exp_i_able
explainable2252522explainable
explicate20117492explica_te
exploitable2262692exploitable
extricable2144742extricable
inexplicable2553452inexplicable
replicable1646622replicable
appliable1545053appli_able
despicable1744983desp_icable
employable1943153employable
emptiable1544843empti_able
eradicable1545633eradicable
examinable2144093examinable
excisable2045053ex_cisable
excitable2056243ex_citable
excludable2252543excludable
exilable1737203ex__ilable
expandable2243123expandable
expectable2345063expectable
expellable2143213expellable
expendable2243873expendable
explicated22106103explicated
explicates2196663explicates
explicative2554453explicative
explicator2145153explicator
explicitly2452563explicitly
exportable2144603exportable
exposable2044793exp_osable
implacable1844613implacable
inexplicably2853383inexplicably
placable14169243__placable
pliable111610323__pli_able
unpliable1347813unpli_able

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603366.31322272.0
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.73526531.7
 
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