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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 “semple” 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.

38 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
semple10321275(None) 
sample104215011sample
sempre102710091sempre
simple104315171simple
temple102811331temple
ample94720302_ample
dimple113512792dimple
empale102611262_empale
female11310552female
hempie132410562hempie
people10310192people
pimple123512962pimple
rimple103814582rimple
rumple103913012rumple
sampled123410792sampled
sampler113212012sampler
samples112815452samples
sedile73517232sedile
selle54428312se_lle
seme65836652sem__e
sememe10129982sememe
semplice1447012semplice
senile63420212senile
settle63915662settle
simile83115632simile
simpler112910862simpler
simples113014942simples
simplex18256392simplex
simply133010522simply
smile74823922s_mile
staple84415822staple
steeple937322steeple
supple10410202supple
swiple11379232swiple
templed12278562templed
temples112610892temples
templet112712002templet
wimple133611362wimple

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551382.35635038.6
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691382.71865743.6
 
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