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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 “platypus” 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.

40 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
platypus154235(None) 
plateaus1035532plateaus
platypi1442752platyp_i
platypuses1751622platypuses
platys11459852platy__s
flatus94310783flat__us
layups1133993_la_yups
palpus104210283p_a_lpus
pappus9408373p_a_ppus
papyrus1444063p_apyrus
platanes102711883platanes
platans93413123plat_ans
plateau937403plateau_
plateaux1742873plateaux
plateful1345433plateful
platefuls1443963platefuls
platens94213983plat_ens
platers93924093plat_ers
plates85432243plat__es
platies93722543plat_ies
platinas103610313platinas
platings113611363platings
platinous1146193platinous
platinum1245443platinum
platinums1343963platinums
platoons1038683platoons
plats75531373plat___s
platters103415283platters
platy105021663platy___
platyfish2042683platyfish
playas114612283pla_y_as
players124313763pla_yers
playful1544653pla_yful
playpen1434693pla_ypen
playpens1534073pla_ypens
plays106320773pla_y__s
pluteus9326243plut_eus
polypus14346933p_olypus
polytypes1945173polytypes
pretypes15337263pretypes

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162407.54619369.5
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.99822342.0
 
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