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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 “helpmates” 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.

53 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
helpmates164551(None) 
helpmate1545601helpmate_
cellmates1347512cellmates
heelplates1583702heelplates
helpmeets1641922helpmeets
bedmates1349183be_dmates
bedplates1445493bedplates
celibates1358633celibates
cellmate1237873cellmate_
checkmates2343383checkmates
chelates132713843chel__ates
climates12311973_climates
coelomates1497573coelomates
decimates14410693decimates
delates83526283del__ates
delegates1139843delegates
delicates12314313delicates
despumates1543543despumates
elates65032363_el__ates
elevates111110423_elevates
eluates72014683_el_uates
expiates17810213_expiates
fellates11312753fel_lates
gelates83219593gel__ates
gemmates13307673ge_mmates
hamates122917683h__amates
headgates1446383headgates
hebetates1446433hebetates
heelplate1484123heelplate_
hellcats1346323hellcat_s
hellkites1644633hellkites
helmeted1435833hel_meted
helmets12309073hel_met_s
helotages1346123helotages
helpmeet1544253helpm_eet
hepcats1436473he_pcat_s
heptanes1339003he_ptanes
herniates1247333herniates
hesitates1269793hesitates
humates122813193h__umates
messmates1346233messmates
palpates122613063palp_ates
relates73731433rel__ates
relegates10310943relegates
relocates11712933relocates
remates93827113re__mates
replates102919273re_plates
seatmates1157823seatmates
selenates91611363selenates
shipmates1645953shipmates
sulphates1466173sulphates
teammates1345673teammates
templates1348273templates

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641537.59619568.3
3Display Results53530.0301766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691538.06222164.6
 
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