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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 “sapropels” 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.

26 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
sapropels134364(None) 
sapropel1244641sapropel_
propels113412842__propels
saprobes1237032saprobe_s
aerogels945593_aerogels
appels104312793_ap__pels
apropos1138843_aprop_os
asphodels1541783asphodels
carpels115315463ca_r_pels
isopropyls1771723isopropyls
manropes1237913manrope_s
naproxens1842513naproxens
propel103714063__propel_
propers113619033__propers
propyls14308193__propyls
rappels11448803rap__pels
safroles1136933safrole_s
safrols1036863safro__ls
sapotes9313943sap_ote_s
sappers113518903sap__pers
saprobe1137333saprobe__
sarapes94617743sa_rape_s
sarodes84216143sa_rode_s
saroses73619333sa_rose_s
saurels749303saur__els
sauropods1293673sauropods

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641267.29620372.9
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.73223110.6
 
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