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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 “simplex” 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.

31 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
simplex1825639(None) 
simple104315171simple_
simpler112910861simpler
simples113014941simples
complex2037242complex
dimple113512792dimple_
dimpled132810302dimpled
dimples122813212dimples
diplex16408052di_plex
impled113812512_impled
pimple123512962pimple_
pimpled14289192pimpled
pimples133012422pimples
rimple103814582rimple_
rimpled123311422rimpled
rimples113114222rimples
sample104215012sample_
sampled123410792sampled
sampler113212012sampler
samples112815452samples
semple103212752semple_
silex123417412si__lex
simile83115632simile_
similes92915232similes
simper103616292simp_er
simplest122310222simplest
simplexes2043992simplexes
simply133010522simpl_y
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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671313.40631612.2
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.79547085.9
 
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