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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 “payable” 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.

42 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
payable14171132(None) 
parable111819771parable
payables15166481payables
payably17177091payably
playable15137921playable
sayable121411611sayable
arable81821002_arable
buyable1437492buyable
capable13313362capable
datable101714232datable
dryable13237432dryable
dyable12308982_dyable
eatable91717602eatable
fadable13310462fadable
flyable15307122flyable
fryable15277462fryable
hatable121713962hatable
makable15510202makable
namable11312342namable
packable1838632packable
palpable1448032palpable
parables121613562parables
parsable12311692parsable
passable12310632passable
pawnable1535982pawnable
placable14169242placable
pliable111610322pliable
pokable15209502pokable
posable112212782posable
potable112115362potable
ratable91717552ratable
repayable1666342repayable
salable91415462salable
savable121711862savable
slayable13157562slayable
sparable121611982sparable
swayable16135532swayable
takable13310192takable
tamable11312852tamable
taxable1639072taxable
wadable13310232wadable
waxable1937672waxable

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 Filter1786911076710.733243780.4
2DLD Change Limit107671425.87618323.9
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.62526972.2
 
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