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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 “dapples” 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.

42 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
dapples123899(None) 
apples104315761_apples
dapple1138851dapple_
dappled1336391dappled
appels104312792_appels
apple94517672_apple_
applet105917432_applet
applets115710062_applets
applies11311212_applies
dabbles124514772dabbles
daddles104213802daddles
daggles103611912daggles
dales66439742da__les
dalles74222062da_lles
dandles94218532dandles
dangles93618422dangles
daphnes13327682daphnes
dapped124516762dapp_ed
dapper114016632dapp_er
darkles124011932darkles
dartles84014132dartles
dawdles12379162dawdles
dazzles1636412dazzles
dimples122813212dimples
dipoles101013752dipoles
fipples14298652fipples
grapples13348122grapples
hopples142810712hopples
maples104819422ma_ples
nappes104515622napp_es
nappies114613392nappies
nipples11319662nipples
pappies103214822pappies
papules112411572papules
popples103011872popples
rappees113611452rappees
rappels11448802rappels
ripples113513292ripples
samples112815452samples
supples11511282supples
tipples112811252tipples
topples113111652topples

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit107671423.36032044.9
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.73247880.8
 
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