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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 “approvers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

52 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
approvers1610491(None) 
approver15105301approver_
approves15126831approve_s
apposers1236282app_osers
apprisers1345052apprisers
apprizers2243832apprizers
approvals1643612approvals
approve14116602approve__
approved16115072approve_d
improvers1645042improvers
provers123817792__provers
reprovers14217772reprovers
airpowers1443473airpowers
allovers1137673a_llovers
appealers1345063appealers
appeasers1345263appeasers
appliers1235573app_liers
apposer1147483app_oser_
apposes11511473app_ose_s
appraisers1443503appraisers
appriser1246783appriser_
apprises12310963apprise_s
apprizer2145463apprizer_
apprizes2137793apprize_s
approval1544483approv_al
approving1745053approving
arrivers11137003a_rrivers
depravers1534683depravers
deprivers1545213deprivers
disapprovers2051883disapprovers
disprovers16145283disprovers
drovers115212643__drovers
improver1545243improver_
improves1536123improve_s
opposers1244973opp_osers
parroters1156773parroters
passovers14144753passovers
plovers123611833__plovers
popovers1595663_popovers
probers113514583__probers
propers113619033__propers
prosers94219643__prosers
prover113819723__prover_
proverb14378213__proverb
proverbs15315583__proverbs
proves114322253__prove_s
reapproves1743063reapprove_s
reprover13229203reprover_
reproves132011473reprove_s
rovers95423523___rovers
trovers103713323__trovers
uprivers13215563_uprivers

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641526.50022867.8
3Display Results52520.0301733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691526.97025637.2
 
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