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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 “approximates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

25 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
approximates2511264(None) 
approximate24132881approximate_
approximated26142401approximated
approximately2981572approximately
appreciates1754723appreci_ates
approbates1645853appro__bates
appropriates1564063appropriates
approximating2761803approximating
approximation2652233approximation
approximations2761963approximations
approximative2961923approximative
proximate2045773__proximate_
aphrodites1644994aphrodi__tes
appreciate1655224appreci_ate_
appreciated1854204appreci_ated
approbate1546564appro__bate_
approbated1744764appro__bated
appropriate1464284appropriate_
appropriated1663494appropriated
asphyxiates2671644asphyxi_ates
meprobamates2061854meprobamates
peroxidases2153054_peroxidases
primates121515934__pr__imates
proximately2552224__proximately
proximities2255884__proximities

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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790257.17017404.5
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.57923577.1
 
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