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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 “sparable” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

38 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
sparable12161198(None) 
parable111819771_parable
separable1348671separable
sharable131910691sharable
sparables13167161sparables
spareable1337261spareable
arable81821002__arable
bearable121512362bearable
hearable131611602hearable
inarable10313132inarable
operable12410322operable
parables121613562_parables
parsable12311692_parsable
payable141711322_payable
reparable1359952reparable
salable91415462s_alable
savable121711862s_avable
sayable121411612s_ayable
scalable121710232scalable
sealable101512692sealable
separably1655772separably
shakable17177682shakable
shamable15168802shamable
shapable15197802shapable
shareable1436732shareable
shavable16177272shavable
slakable14177552slakable
slayable13157562slayable
spallable1345832spallable
sparkle133710212spar_kle
speakable1745372speakable
spiracle1255802spiracle
statable10310702statable
storable10310732storable
superable13312482superable
swayable16135532swayable
tearable101512672tearable
wearable131510552wearable

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 Filter1786911210590.796224486.2
2DLD Change Limit121059386.23319422.3
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.04525364.2
 
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