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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 “steppes” 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.

32 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
steppes11311069(None) 
steppe10319871steppe_
stepped123210051stepped
stepper113010851stepper
steppers12289281steppers
sepses84515882s_epses
shoppes143411402shoppes
stapes85028732st_apes
staples93617212staples
steeped103412282steeped
steepen9348652steepen
steepens10277112steepens
steeper93812772steeper
steepers103011372steepers
steepest1038122steepest
steeples1038012steeples
steeps85215192steep_s
steeves103410902steeves
steles63725662ste_les
steps76619882ste_p_s
steres63929532ste_res
stipes84524052st_ipes
stipples1247022stipples
stirpes95011292stirpes
stopes84525892st_opes
stopped124512202stopped
stopper113012602stopper
stoppers123910592stoppers
stopples1236952stopples
stripes95320572stripes
stupes84116952st_upes
tepees84215242_tepees

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671323.61029825.8
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691324.02944351.2
 
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