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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 “explicator” 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.

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
explicator214515(None) 
explicators2244711explicators
explicatory2553841explicatory
applicator1645102applicator
duplicator1544802duplicator
expiator1747042exp_i_ator
explicate20117492explicat_e
explicated22106102explicated
explicates2196662explicates
explication2248452explication
applicators1744253applicators
applicatory2053403applicatory
duplicators1644293duplicators
elicitor1045773e__licitor
epilator1049243e_p_ilator
eradicator1345573eradicator
expiators1846803exp_i_ators
expiatory2145183exp_i_atory
expiratory2244733exp_iratory
explanatory2352603explanatory
explicable2344343explicable
explicably2653823explicably
explicating2356123explicating
explications2347533explications
explicative2554453explicative
explicit1946463explicit__
explicitly2452563explicitly
explicits2044933explicit_s
exploratory2353133exploratory
expurgator2052753expurgator

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603305.87323940.6
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.29528386.2
 
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