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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 “populace” 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.

71 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
populace1425625(None) 
populaces15195711populaces
populate122812091populate
copulae112810612copula_e
copulate122614112copulate
noplace1137392nop_lace
papulae11249352papula_e
popular11319562popula_r
populated14228802populated
populates132710672populates
bootlace1245403bootlace
copula102812043copula__
copular113810603copula_r
copulas113811563copula_s
copulated142710483copulated
copulates132612463copulates
cupulae11347853cupula_e
cupulate122810033cupulate
depopulate1544413depopulate
emplace1338263emp_lace
lobulate1078833lobulate
loculate101011403loculate
modulate1138593modulate
morulae958963morula_e
moulage1037903mo_ulage
oppilate1245863oppilate
opulence1245153_opulence
ovulate1039453_ovulate
palace104516913__palace
papula103011113papula__
papular11299763papula_r
papule102212133papul__e
papulose1244533papulose
peculate122414663peculate
petulance1354513petulance
place94824613__p_lace
police102918563po__lice
pollack1567333po_llack
pomace123111913po__mace
popelike16177853popelike
poplar103611113pop_la_r
poplars113910333pop_lars
popple92710983poppl__e
popularise1445423popularise
popularize2345683popularize
popularly1663843popularly
populism1446073populism
populist1248203populist
populous1245953populous
portulaca1352753portulaca
postface1566123postface
postrace12310533postrace
postulate1169813postulate
potlach14106363po_tlach
potlache15114283po_tlache
poulard10299733po_ulard
poularde11276573po_ularde
poultice1246063po_ultice
pounce105214093po_u_nce
preplace1488973preplace
pupilage1343773pupilage
replace113214283rep_lace
repopulate1445203repopulate
rosulate8310903rosulate
roulade857003ro_ulade
scopulae1254613scopula_e
scopulate1366543scopulate
solace83415823so__lace
sporulate1146953sporulate
torulae758553torula_e
zonulae1645963zonula_e

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit146162717.39319770.3
3Display Results71710.0302366.7
 (SQL Overall)178691717.59323533.6
 
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