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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 “spicate” 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.

29 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
spicate11321419(None) 
spicae104313701spica_e
spicated13309901spicated
spinate93114811spinate
aspirate1039942aspirate
auspicate1345742auspicate
epilate9314282epilate
opiate8513462opi_ate
picante11310522_picante
picrate112014142_picrate
pirate82322882_pirate
plicate11314512plicate
saccate111311762saccate
silicate10312622silicate
sonicate10310932sonicate
spate74731582sp__ate
speciate12209582speciate
spectate12248832spectate
spica94717942spica__
spicas104715822spica_s
spiccato1463182spiccato
spice95528812spic__e
spiculate132210162spiculate
spicule11269932spicule
spinage10289652spinage
spite75430662spi__te
sulcate9314422sulcate
supinate10310312supinate
suricate10312612suricate

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671293.03035535.0
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691293.40352509.8
 
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