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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 “delicates” 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.

28 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
delicates1231431(None) 
dedicates13311691dedicates
delicate11315491delicate_
celibates1358632celibates
decimates14410692decimates
dedicate12312802dedicate_
dedicated14310252dedicated
dedicatee13410342dedicatee
dedicatees1445312dedicatees
defecates1538592defecates
delates83526282del__ates
delectates1348192delectates
delegates1139842delegates
delicacies1545132delicacies
delicately1644532delicately
delicts104012252delic_t_s
delineates1147122delineates
depilates12310922depilates
derivates13310092derivates
desiccates1545382desiccates
deviates12312742devi_ates
duplicates1546632duplicates
medicates14312112medicates
relocates11712932relocates
replicates1449452replicates
silicates11311522silicates
vellicates1545902vellicates
vesicates14119032vesicates

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436283.84331599.3
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691284.23342213.8
 
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