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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 “explainer” 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.

39 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
explainer184424(None) 
explained1944541explained
explainers1943111explainers
exclaimer2042842exclaimer
explain1667042explain__
explains1766442explain_s
exploiter1844582exploiter
plainer93811982__plainer
complainer1645693complainer
eloiner7149183e__loiner
emplane11410013empla_ne_
emplaned1337163empla_ned
emplanes1239503empla_nes
enplane939723enpla_ne_
enplaned1137483enpla_ned
enplanes1039483enpla_nes
entrainer968583entrainer
espalier1036363espali_er
examiner17145463ex_aminer
exclaimed2142843exclaimed
exclaimers2142383exclaimers
expander18145803exp_ander
expediter1944593expediter
expirer1635993exp__irer
explaining2044303explaining
explant16310133expla_n_t
explanted1944973explanted
explants1737023expla_nts
exploder1844843expl_oder
exploited1944673exploited
exploiters1943833exploiters
explorer1744713expl_orer
eyeliner1174893eyel_iner
plained103812233__plained
plaiter93615393__plaiter
planer84122653__pla_ner
planner93511623__planner
reexplained2152123reexplained
unexplained2152283unexplained

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641396.86021667.8
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.28224538.7
 
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