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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 “spectacles” 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.

24 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
spectacles164391(None) 
spectacle1544081spectacle_
spectacled1742541spectacled
pentacles1338772_pentacles
spectates13228812specta_tes
bespectacled2161083bespectacled
pectases122411193_pecta_ses
pectates122213953_pecta_tes
pentacle1239383_pentacle_
respectables1873033respectables
sectaries11312243s_ectaries
specialer1344733specia_ler
specialest1445573specia_lest
specials1238033specia_l_s
speciates13229233specia_tes
speckles16268133spec__kles
spectacular1762313spectacular
spectaculars1871723spectaculars
spectate12248833specta_te_
spectated14236593specta_ted
spectators1444533spectators
spectres12268683spect__res
spiracles1345663sp_iracles
tentacles1146713_tentacles

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 Filter1786911406030.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit140603246.95320221.9
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691247.46623934.0
 
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