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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 “purpler” 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.

37 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
purpler1128927(None) 
purfler12248731purfler
purple102712681purple_
purpled12299781purpled
purples112712831purples
burbler114412422burbler
burler84723832bur_ler
curdler103511562curdler
curler85221322cur_ler
furler93616402fur_ler
hurdler113610002hurdler
hurler94717222hur_ler
peopler1138082peopler
perplex1836152perplex
puddler112910752puddler
puler74826622pu__ler
puller83820812pu_ller
pulper103513272pulp_er
pulpier1148622pulpier
pumper124415552pump_er
purer75127902pur__er
purfle112511182purfle_
purfled13248732purfled
purflers13216962purflers
purfles122511842purfles
purger94717232pur_ger
purled94520752pur_led
purplest12249132purplest
purply13369052purpl_y
purpure1195992purpure
purser85020472pur_ser
pursier94012752pursier
pursuer9338892pursuer
purtier93214092purtier
puzzler17276962puzzler
suppler1148432suppler
turtler72610322turtler

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 Limit107671373.36032044.9
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.74947663.6
 
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