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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 “babes” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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388 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
babes9583411(None) 
abbes96723521abbes
babas96325731babas
babe86835821babe_
babel95821691babel
babels105216721babels
babies106123651babies
babus95620331babus
bakes117035371bakes
bales76250081bales
banes74945581banes
barbes104526231barbes
bares75457131bares
bases75644351bases
bates75846341bates
mabes96331531mabes
nabes75427091nabes
sabes76437461sabes
tabes76033921tabes
abas68642082_abas
abases85720772abases
abates85825032abates
abbas95918642abbas
abbe87627192abbe_
abbess10509772abbess
abbey125714932abbey
abbeys13538422abbeys
abed79734132_abed
abet610547942_abet
abets75621672_abets
ables75935542ables
abos67734412_abos
abs59356072_ab_s
abyes105518532abyes
abys97221882_abys
aces67645092_aces
ages55844592_ages
ales47067102_ales
anes45255932_anes
apes66047432_apes
ares45871022_ares
ates45047922_ates
aves76142602_aves
awes76037552_awes
axes117337852_axes
ayes76543512_ayes
baaed85218162baaed
baals76122702baals
baas66844672ba_as
baases85218012baases
baba88828352bab_a
babbles104416322babbles
babesia1146632babesia
babied114913512babied
babier103515572babier
babiest114414752babiest
babka137812912babka
babkas146010142babkas
baboo94319502baboo
baboos103517012baboos
babu85829232bab_u
babul96317712babul
babuls105413642babuls
baby116723682bab_y
baches135426942baches
backs135729622backs
bade75140892bade_
badges103917372badges
bads77048872ba_ds
baffs134718052baffs
bagel85116792bagel
bagels95712312bagels
bags76645502ba_gs
bahts105617802bahts
bails75933522bails
baits76630582baits
baizes174315052baizes
bake105637512bake_
baked126130772baked
baker115629542baker
bakers125323452bakers
balas76937212balas
balds85524642balds
bale66353842bale_
baled85436442baled
baler75635282baler
balers85626942balers
balks114926292balks
balls76236412balls
balms95723922balms
bals66354042ba_ls
bams87044452ba_ms
bands85233432bands
bane65250432bane_
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bangs85627782bangs
banks115527902banks
banns75321232banns
bans66555142ba_ns
baps86040842ba_ps
barbe95328282barbe_
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barber104419322barber
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barbet104427882barbet
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barbies114519592barbies
barbs95928192barbs
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bare65460522bare_
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barer74535802barer
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bars66564092ba_rs
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bas58681752ba__s
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basis75429862basis
basks115621762basks
bass66146782ba_ss
basses85428302basses
bastes85330382bastes
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bate66552422bate_
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bats66962332ba_ts
batts76727562batts
baubee103215992baubee
baubees11348712baubees
baubles113611862baubles
bauds85821042bauds
bawbee132714232bawbee
bawbees14337242bawbees
bawds116115492bawds
bawls105719322bawls
bayed115423022bayed
bays97143912ba_ys
bees65453382b_ees
benes75536232benes
bes56557432__bes
beses75830722beses
biases84618432biases
bibbs84911582bibbs
bibles104617642bibles
bibs84831002bib_s
bices95029962bices
bides85536782bides
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biles75542142biles
bines76946792bines
bises75435622bises
bites75641172bites
bizes165923662bizes
blabs95619632blab_s
blades95221252blades
blames105121862blames
blares85021632blares
blazes174817352blazes
blebs96416152blebs
blues75127042blues
bobs86340652bob_s
bodes84935102bodes
boles75448602boles
bombes124916822bombes
bones76446532bones
bores76448252bores
boxes145625072boxes
braces108427772braces
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brakes124923122brakes
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brazes175522192brazes
brees75632552brees
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buboes104513992buboes
bubs86235502bub_s
bubus95115452bubus
buses75936012buses
butes714535872butes
byes95230532b_yes
byres104421382byres
bytes105217492bytes
caber95126832caber
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cables104527552cables
cabs86739422cab_s
cades85440732cades
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cages85936012cages
cakes116037672cakes
cames97047312cames
canes75350372canes
capes95441922capes
cares77369182cares
cases75048382cases
cates75951892cates
caves105639702caves
cubes95028162cubes
dabs77139402dab_s
daces85030682daces
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dares66146702dares
dates65639152dates
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eases56041612eases
eaves85231992eaves
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gazes155425912gazes
gibes84422522gibes
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habus106317142habus
hades96035112hades
haes77651022ha_es
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hakes126034302hakes
hales85449842hales
hames106138702hames
hares86255542hares
hates86742572hates
haves116034872haves
hazes174928322hazes
hebes105521672hebes
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jades135222112jades
jakes165023642jakes
jambes175914052jambes
janes124928122janes
japes146322822japes
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jubes145420742jubes
kabs107130852kab_s
kaes85734072ka_es
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kames115024702kames
kanes95529372kanes
kibes115521122kibes
label75019382label
labels84515682labels
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laces76141762laces
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lakes95737652lakes
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lanes54946792lanes
lares54852632lares
lases54944762lases
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laxes125430092laxes
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lubes74727992lubes
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maces97139962maces
maes66948402ma_es
mages85036022mages
makes115336852makes
males75049792males
manes76648962manes
mares76457632mares
mates75251362mates
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maybes1339242maybes
mazes165632172mazes
nabe66029492nabe_
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nabs66236192nab_s
names74833362names
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naves87030382naves
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oaves84925612oaves
obes66036832_obes
paces96741112paces
pages85235072pages
pales75753802pales
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pares77164482pares
pases75346502pases
pates76047892pates
paves104833922paves
paxes144928422paxes
pubes94423402pubes
rabies85226022rabies
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rages64539442rages
rajes125022782rajes
rakes94440352rakes
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rapes75740722rapes
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rases55447212rases
rates55352012rates
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raxes124729392raxes
razes145032702razes
ribes75530172ribes
robes75133302robes
rubes74928412rubes
sabe66140572sabe_
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sables85026692sables
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sabs66643742sab_s
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safes85226722safes
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sakes95540752sakes
sales56055592sales
sanes55649072sanes
sates54949322sates
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saxes125229342saxes
taber73825822taber
tabers84621572tabers
tables84524892tables
tabs66842982tab_s
tabus74820922tabus
taces76237802taces
tajes124920692tajes
takes94437792takes
tales55451372tales
tames75242012tames
tapes75838602tapes
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taxes124730822taxes
tubes74826452tubes
vales85434262vales
vanes85130982vanes
vases84626262vases
vibes104719952vibes
wabs97337232wab_s
wades95634142wades
waes76048602wa_es
wages95330932wages
wakes126633652wakes
wales86142842wales
wames106432802wames
wanes85040882wanes
wares88250582wares
waves115633922waves
waxes155825502waxes
zaxes215113822zaxes

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538003881.61033416.1
3Display Results3883880.1103527.3
 (SQL Overall)1786913882.01688636.4
 
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