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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 “empathy” 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.

55 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
empathy174348(None) 
apathy1437032_apathy
empathic1764662empathic
empty1247762emp_t_y
sympathy2143612sympathy
breathy15328033breathy
bypath1645353bypath_
bypaths1743193bypaths
deathy134210233_deathy
earthy12399943e_arthy
eath75735663e__ath_
embassy1442703embassy
embay123410603emba__y
emdash12244113emdash_
empale102611263empa_le
empaled12288953empaled
empaler11288353empaler
empales112411433empales
empanel1145963empanel
empathies16115403empathies
empathise1684183empathise
empathize25103513empathize
empery1348683emp_ery
emphatic1747863emphatic
employ1346493emp_loy
emptily1445813emptily
eparchy17204753e_parchy
expat14313813expat__
expats1537683expat_s
heathy156111213_heathy
lathy115215063__lathy
mashy136016503_m_ashy
matey107022663_m_atey
math95437453_m_ath_
maths105624023_m_aths
meaty107021313_meat_y
mothy136214553_m_othy
mouthy14409063_mouthy
myopathy2143113myopathy
mythy16568673_m_ythy
patchy16509573__patchy
path99134913__path_
paths105521383__paths
patly105020583__patly
patsy105717203__patsy
patty104723613__patty
paty95234563__pat_y
pithy135614463__pithy
smithy14508273sm_ithy
smoothy15205083smoothy
spathe115115693_spathe
sympatry1843123sympatry
telepathy1743083telepathy
wrathy15377853_wrathy
wreathy16326063wreathy

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027555.86022871.5
3Display Results55550.0331666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691556.29928368.2
 
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