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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 “appears” 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.

35 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
appears1130895(None) 
appeals11378671appeals
appear10379341appear_
anears63717182a_nears
apers76629132a_pe_rs
apneas83211382apnea_s
appals104812942app_als
appeal103911612appea_l
appealers1345062appealers
appeared1336142appeared
appease1137912appease
appeasers1345262appeasers
appeases1238662appeases
appels104312792appe_ls
appends1236392appends
arrears738842arrears
aspers86220312aspe_rs
cappers134419402cappe_rs
coappears1542952coappears
lappers113717462lappe_rs
mappers133313782mappe_rs
nappers114214862nappe_rs
papers105125322pape_rs
pears75138612__pears
rappers113618442rappe_rs
reappears1342852reappears
sappers113518902sappe_rs
spears84019472_spears
tappers113416542tappe_rs
upbears1195422upbears
uppers102912292uppe_rs
uprears9107492uprears
uptears9106452uptears
yappers144012252yappe_rs
zappers203911632zappe_rs

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 Limit107671353.40631612.2
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691353.77947285.3
 
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