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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 “bifoliate” 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.

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
bifoliate144431(None) 
biforate1346902bifo_rate
defoliate1346992defoliate
exfoliate1954132exfoliate
foliate10513532__foliate
trifoliate1344192trifoliate
unifoliate1353032unifoliate
affiliate1545323affiliate
bifurcate1642973bifurcate
bilabiate1344573bilabiate
bilobate1247033bilo_bate
biopirate1374633bi_opirate
biotite9311033bi_oti_te
biseriate1147673biseriate
bisulcate13144063bisulcate
bisulfate14143653bisulfate
bivariate1445303bivariate
bloviate1384913b_loviate
ciliate9514603ci__liate
defoliated1545833defoliated
defoliates1446333defoliates
exfoliated2163393exfoliated
exfoliates2063703exfoliates
filiate10414233__filiate
folate93320393__fol_ate
foliage1147533__foliage
foliated1249913__foliated
foliates11412753__foliates
iolite63221983_i_oli_te
isolate7313923_isol_ate
linoleate944733linoleate
perfoliate1555443perfoliate
pisolite10310373pisoli_te
spoliate1039243_spoliate
violate10311553vi_ol_ate

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641356.23623836.0
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691356.67226782.2
 
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