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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 “outpace” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
outpace11261302(None) 
outface123011971outface
outpaced13269791outpaced
outpaces122411941outpaces
outplace1257911outplace
outrace92418551outrace
footpace1544492footpace
outact8317202out_act
outage72017532out_age
outate62923402out_ate
outback15310652outback
outbake13310772outbake
outdance11238732outdance
outdare83113402outdare
outdate83016422outdate
outfaced14219462outfaced
outfaces132311392outfaces
outgave11259562outgave
outgaze17239222outgaze
outpass939712outpass
outplaced1446352outplaced
outplaces1347742outplaces
outprice1238272outprice
outraced112414202outraced
outraces102217862outraces
outrage82616892outrage
outrance102212782outrance
outrate72323182outrate
outrave102614412outrave
outtake11310792outtake

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671303.21633479.8
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691303.60849526.3
 
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