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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 “compares” 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.

30 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
compares14381643(None) 
compadres16266411compadres
compare135814991compare_
compared153811821compared
comparer143611361comparer
comparers15319391comparers
comparts144210831comparts
comperes143217971comperes
comakes154413642com_akes
comates114123642com_ates
compacts16368902compacts
compadre15295882compadre_
companies15311802companies
compart134016002compar_t
comparted16338422comparted
compas125817062compa__s
compass13379562compa_ss
compasses1547392compasses
compeers143410012compeers
compere134616622compere_
compered153414922compered
competes144117242competes
compiles14311982compiles
complies14314522complies
comports143411982comports
composes145017112composes
compotes144716512compotes
compress1439052comp_ress
computes143914552computes
comrades13149772comrades

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059303.75032282.4
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691304.15642995.9
 
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