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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 “simpler” 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.

54 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
simpler11291086(None) 
sampler113212011sampler
simper103616291simp_er
simple104315171simple_
simples113014941simples
simplex18256391simplex
ampler104313302_ampler
dimple113512792dimple_
dimpled132810302dimpled
dimples122813212dimples
dimplier1336672dimplier
gimpier12247942gimpier
impaler11298392_impaler
impled113812512_impled
jimper17389862jimp_er
limper104117852limp_er
nimbler11358062nimbler
pimple123512962pimple_
pimpled14289192pimpled
pimples133012422pimples
pimplier1445412pimplier
rimple103814582rimple_
rimpled123311422rimpled
rimples113114222rimples
rippler113210102rippler
sample104215012sample_
sampled123410792sampled
samplers12299402samplers
samples112815452samples
semple103212752semple_
sidler74716962si_dler
siller64026062si_ller
similar937852similar
simile83115632simile_
similes92915232similes
simmer104115352sim_mer
simperer1237172simperer
simpers113014122simp_ers
simplest122310222simplest
simply133010522simpl_y
simular938672simular
sipper103920992si_pper
sizzler15266862sizzler
skimpier1634292skimpier
smiler83916682s_miler
stapler93913632stapler
stippler1235542stippler
sumpter1138872sumpter
suppler1148432suppler
tippler11348342tippler
wimpier14248052wimpier
wimple133611362wimple_
wimpled15338822wimpled
wimples143311172wimples

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 Limit107671543.37631893.1
3Display Results54540.0134153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691543.76547461.1
 
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