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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 “empathic” 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.

33 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
empathic176466(None) 
empathetic1954292empathetic
empathies16115402empathies
empathise1684182empathise
empathize25103512empathize
empathy1743482empath_y
emphatic1747862emphat_ic
spathic1437542_spathic
ectatic11310123ectat_ic
edaphic1544243e_daphic
emetic10614453em_et_ic
empathised18112803empathised
empathises17104063empathises
empathized27113113empathized
empathizes2673443empathizes
empiric1345963emp_iric
empyemic1943313empyemic
enatic8317563e_nat_ic
eolithic1375853eolithic
erethic1257723e_rethic
erratic9311123errat_ic
ethic101511223e___thic
eupatrid1144273eupatrid
gnathic1344843_gnathic
hematic141816753hem_at_ic
hepatic141712773hepat_ic
myopathic2154413myopathic
mythic1637273_m_ythic
nematic111714003nem_at_ic
sematic111716883sem_at_ic
sympathin1953863sympathin
sympatric1864453sympatric
telepathic1753343telepathic

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.456391866.2
2DLD Change Limit146162337.70018982.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.17221866.3
 
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