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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 “lapidates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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87 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
lapidates124714(None) 
lapidate1157901lapidate_
lapidated1345671lapidated
dilapidates1552612dilapidates
labiates101011512labi_ates
laminates112712902laminates
lapidaries1345072lapidaries
lapides103012042lapid__es
lepidotes1244302lepidotes
validates1338242validates
agitates9310883_agitates
airdates939723_airdates
alginates10310123alginates
alidades1037003_alidades
amidases1136653_amidases
amirates101114793_amirates
animates101316423_animates
aspirates1139613aspirates
aviates10313063_avi_ates
backdates1848153backdates
califates14310113califates
candidates1446303candidates
capiases1239253capi_ases
capitate121712183capitate_
capitated14159043capitated
captivates1745493captivates
caudates11310263ca_udates
cavitates14168963cavitates
depilates12310923depilates
dilapidate1452743dilapidate_
dilapidated1652283dilapidated
elucidates1364883elucidates
epidotes1147023_epidotes
epilates10313503_epilates
expiates17810213expi_ates
glaciates1267353glaci_ates
kalifates1646133kalifates
labiate91313573labi_ate_
labiated11109303labi_ated
lacerates112413783lacerates
lactates10311233la_ctates
laminate103014633laminate_
laminated122610283laminated
lancinates1247153lancinates
lapidary1454093lapida_ry
lapidating1445243lapidating
lapidifies1643543lapidifies
lapidists1244913lapidists
lapises93513463lapi__ses
lariated91212063lari_ated
lariats7615053lari_at_s
laureates987683laureates
lepidote1144683lepidote_
levigates1346493levigates
levirates1247493levirates
levitates1247863levitates
ligates82318383l__igates
lipides103810623lipid__es
liquidates2043373liquidates
litigates1048003litigates
loricates11310123loricates
mandates11314093ma_ndates
marinates112516383marinates
navigates1345873navigates
nidates8311893__nidates
opiates9312143_opi_ates
oppilates1345453oppilates
oxidates1636333_oxidates
paginates123111363paginates
palpitates1445303palpitates
patinates113814693patinates
pirates93020333__pirates
playdates1554903pla_ydates
radiates92415293radi_ates
radicates12412073radicates
rapidities1347483rapidities
salivates1239293salivates
sanitates9611733sanitates
sapidities1348013sapidities
satiates8314633sati_ates
supinates1139553supinates
updates10329793_up_dates
validate1239003validate_
validated1446493validated
vanadates1345133vanadates
vapidities1646383vapidities
variates111214983vari_ates

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641877.76619140.0
3Display Results87870.0461891.3
 (SQL Overall)178691878.26521620.2
 
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