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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 “caliphates” 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.

32 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
caliphates174513(None) 
caliphate1645291caliphate_
kaliphates1943031kaliphates
calibrates1446952calibrates
califates14310112cali_fates
coliphages1843192coliphages
kaliphate1843252kaliphate_
alienates9310683_alienates
aliphatic1645343_aliphatic
baldpates1445233baldp_ates
cabinmates1643893cabinmates
calculates1498703calculates
calibrate1347743calibrate_
calibrated1545643calibrated
caliches153812263calich__es
califate13310483cali_fate_
calipashes1742453calipashes
calipees1247413calip__ees
caliphal1544033calipha__l
caliphs1436753caliph___s
cavitates14168963cavi_tates
celibates1358633celi_bates
ciliates10413453cili__ates
climates12311973c_li_mates
coliphage1743073coliphage_
halophytes2185743halophytes
kalifates1646133kali_fates
palpates122613063pal_p_ates
palpitates1445303palpitates
salivates1239293sali_vates
sulphates1466163sul_phates
validates1338243vali_dates

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603326.30022317.9
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691326.73326539.6
 
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