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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 “explodes” 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.

99 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
explodes184580(None) 
explode1745961explode_
exploded1944751exploded
exploder1844841exploder
exploders1944171exploders
explores1746251explores
employes1555942employes
epodes94315562e_p_odes
excludes1844382excludes
exploits1745972exploits
explore1646612explore_
explored1845082explored
explorer1744712explorer
explorers1843742explorers
exposes1639962exp_oses
implodes13106392implodes
deplores1139533deplores
diploes101111493diplo_es
diploses111110323diploses
displodes1347863displodes
earlobes1056143earlobes
elides74420693e__lides
elodea738673e__lodea
elodeas836963e__lodeas
elopes85918163e__lopes
eludes75417683e__ludes
emplaces1438413emplaces
emplanes1239503emplanes
employe1476363employe_
employed1654953employed
employee1555203employee
employees1653393employees
employer1564713employer
employers1644123employers
employs1455523emplo_ys
encloses10911053encloses
encodes10310643e_ncodes
enplanes1039483enplanes
ephods1238363e_phod_s
episodes1145913episodes
epode85114093e_p_ode_
eposes84418783e_p_oses
erodes74819883e__rodes
euploidies1353113euploidies
euploids1157243euploids
excides1738343ex_cides
exclaves2044923exclaves
exclude1744453exclude_
excluded1943433excluded
excluder1843453excluder
excluders1942713excluders
exiles134816403exil__es
exodos1435943ex__odos
exodus1434653ex__odus
expanded19145163expanded
expander18145803expander
expanders19125093expanders
expands17195733expand_s
expanses17156173expanses
expellees18133803expellees
expended19136543expended
expender18136843expender
expenders19145963expenders
expends17217083expend_s
expenses17138373expenses
expiates17810213expiates
expires1638683exp_ires
expiries1747753expiries
explains1766443explains
explants1737023explants
exploding2044933exploding
exploit1648623explo_it
exploited1944673exploited
exploiter1844583exploiter
exploiters1943833exploiters
explosives2243643explosives
exports1647983exp_orts
expos1449203exp_o__s
expose1549523exp_ose_
exposed1737443exp_osed
exposer1637413exp_oser
exposers1736133exp_osers
expulses1774813expulses
expunges1843573expunges
extrudes1645243extrudes
exudes143710363ex__udes
haploses1338853haploses
implode12156103implode_
imploded14145073imploded
implores12127043implores
lodes66436913___lodes
peploses1269473peploses
plods85719293__plod_s
reexplores1952853reexplores
splodges1234153_splodges
splores91910953_splores
spodes94817433_sp_odes
unexploded2152163unexploded
xyloses1746843_xyloses

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.450397091.1
2DLD Change Limit146162997.83018666.9
3Display Results99990.0462152.2
 (SQL Overall)178691998.32621461.8
 
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