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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 “delicate” 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
delicate1131549(None) 
dedicate12312801dedicate
delicates12314311delicates
celibate1259312celibate
decimate13411122decimate
dedicated14310252dedicated
dedicatee13410342dedicatee
dedicates13311692dedicates
defecate1438792defecate
delate73827752del__ate
delectate1248742delectate
delegate10410462delegate
delicacy1644252delicacy
delicately1644532delicately
delict94320332delic_t_
delicts104012252delic_ts
delineate1047792delineate
depilate11311702depilate
derivate12311202derivate
desiccate1445922desiccate
deviate11312712devi_ate
duplicate1447002duplicate
indelicate1345932indelicate
medicate13513242medicate
plicate11314512_plicate
relocate10713532relocate
replicate13410042replicate
silicate10312622silicate
vellicate1446432vellicate
vesicate131210052vesicate

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059307.04617181.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.45223978.9
 
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