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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 “lapidaries” 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.

27 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
lapidaries134506(None) 
apiaries10312722_api_aries
laniaries9411212lani_aries
lapidarian1353832lapidarian
lapidates1247142lapida_tes
lapidifies1643532lapidifies
aviaries1139783_avi_aries
capillaries1554453capillaries
janisaries1744783janisaries
janizaries2643503janizaries
laminarias1245323laminarias
laminarins1245873laminarins
lapidary1454093lapidar__y
lapidate1157903lapida_te_
lapidated1345673lapida_ted
lapidating1445233lapidating
lapides103012043lapid___es
lapidified1742553lapidified
laundries1045563laund_ries
luminaries1246593luminaries
papistries1445193papistries
plagiaries13146103plagi_aries
rapidities1347483rapidities
sanitaries1049913sanitaries
sapidities1348003sapidities
topiaries1147113topi_aries
vapidities1646383vapidities

Search took 6 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 Limit140603275.53025425.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691275.95230022.0
 
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