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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 “sprites” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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90 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
sprites9422033(None) 
sorites73825241sorites
spites84127331sp_ites
sprite84421771sprite_
sprits85122531sprit_s
spritzes1946941spritzes
aplites9314932aplites
barites94322332barites
cerites94823432cerites
cuprites1259022cuprites
curites93919862curites
esprits938392esprit_s
frites94922482_frites
norites74018802norites
ophites12310102ophites
prates84633162_prates
prices104524542_prices
prides94324182_prides
pries74339532_pri_es
primes104225262_primes
prises84133172_prises
prizes173819812_prizes
pyrites12812202pyrites
rites54442552__rites
samites93118712samites
scribes113713202scribes
scries85226822scri_es
scrives124414272scrives
seriates82620672seriates
series64540972seri_es
serines74229542serines
shrikes144412392shrikes
shrines104618692shrines
shrives134416172shrives
sites56045432s__ites
skites104418042s_kites
smites83921922s_mites
somites94219122somites
sopites93817172sopites
sorties74126402sorties
spaits85017472spait_s
spates85028172sp_ates
speises93813932speises
spices104326032sp_ices
spies76037622sp_i_es
spikes124520712sp_ikes
spiles84227912sp_iles
spines85132032sp_ines
spires84628112sp_ires
spirited1148972spirited
spirits94112622spirit_s
spirted103913072spirted
spirts85317132spirt_s
spite75430662sp_ite_
spited94820442sp_ited
spits74429552sp_it_s
spitzes1849182sp_itzes
splices113914382splices
splines94718892splines
splits85416412split_s
sprats85819932sprat_s
sprees85620642spr_ees
sprier84119062spri_er
spriest92718642spri_est
sprigs94814772spri_gs
springes114014032springes
springs104415922springs
sprinted113411162sprinted
sprinter103810812sprinter
sprinters11329362sprinters
sprints94113772sprints
sprit76736402sprit__
spritz174714422sprit_z
spritzed2044802spritzed
spritzer1944562spritzer
spritzers2043902spritzers
spruces113810502spruces
sprues84515762spr_ues
striates83417082striates
strides84520392strides
strifes104716582strifes
strikes114719092strikes
stripes95320572stripes
strives104119372strives
suites63727402s_uites
uprates93814862uprates
uprises92012732uprises
verites103822262verites
writes94420332_writes
yperites13310152yperites

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671903.23633272.9
3Display Results90900.0303000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691903.65648876.1
 
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