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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forexpurgatory” 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.

20 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
expurgatory245229(None) 
expurgator2052751expurgator_
expurgators2152561expurgators
expiratory2244732expir_atory
purgatory1544412__purgatory
exculpatory2572543exculpatory
excusatory2253343excu_satory
exhortatory2452203exhortatory
expiatory2145183exp__iatory
explanatory2352603explanatory
explicatory2553843explicatory
exploratory2353133exploratory
expurgate1943823expurgat__e
expurgated2143063expurgat_ed
expurgates2043523expurgat_es
expurgating2243283expurgating
expurgation2154553expurgation
expurgations2274123expurgations
expurgatorial236973expurgatorial
objurgatory2451603objurgatory

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633204.33028090.8
3Display Results20200.0131538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691204.73337754.3