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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 “kneecaps” 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.

28 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
kneecaps164196(None) 
kneecap1542301kneecap_
kneepads15102252kneepads
kneepans1462732kneepans
becaps123811403__becaps
bluecaps1442513bluecaps
gelcaps1235203_gelcaps
icecaps1343863_icecaps
keeps116020283k_ee__ps
knaps115511173kn___aps
kneads11357093kn_e_ads
kneecapped2151083kneecapped
kneelers12226213kneelers
kneels10408933knee__ls
kneepad1462373kneepa_d
kneepan1372623kneepa_n
knees95114873knee___s
kneesies1245543kneesies
kreeps12427413kree__ps
neaps75618323_n_e_aps
neeps75617883_nee__ps
recaps103615733__recaps
redcaps1247073_redcaps
senecas939013seneca_s
sneaps84510863sn_e_aps
snowcaps1542703snowcaps
toecaps1135553_toecaps
uncaps1039813un__caps

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162286.40622816.4
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691286.82626178.0
 
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