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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 “applause” 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.

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
applause124366(None) 
applauses1344031applauses
appease1137912appea_se
applaud1293902applau_d
applauded1542172applauded
applauder1442362applauder
applauds13103282applauds
appraise1247702appraise
amylase1237023amyla_se
apolune945283apol_une
appalls11337743appalls_
appals104812943app_als_
appeals11378673appeals_
appears11308953appears_
appeased1335793appea_sed
appeaser1245953appea_ser
appeases1238663appea_ses
applauders1542123applauders
apple94517673appl___e
apples104315763appl_es_
applesauce1651773applesauce
applets115710063applets_
appliable1545053appliable
appliance1544493appliance
applies11311213applies_
applique2142583applique
appliques2242553appliques
appose10411993app__ose
appraised1445593appraised
appraisee1345973appraisee
appraiser1344953appraiser
appraises1347423appraises
apprise11310193app_rise
appulse1134673app_ulse
apyrase1236363apyra_se
clause84311503__clause
pause75021833__p_ause
pilaus84114133_pilaus_

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162387.12320519.7
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.56223630.1
 
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