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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 “epitaphs” 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.

34 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
epitaphs154323(None) 
epitaph1444131epitaph_
epigraphs1745042epigraphs
epitaphic1852982epitaphic
epitases1038932epitases
epitasis1047432epitasis
epitopes1246972epitopes
cenotaphs1642243cenotaphs
ephahs1435503ep_ha_hs
epicarps1444783epicarps
epigraph1645193epigraph_
epigraphy2044263epigraphy
epilates10313503epilates
epinaos936283epina_os
epistases1146323epistases
epistasis1144983epistasis
epistaxes1844453epistaxes
epistaxis1843613epistaxis
epitaphial1752223epitaphial
epitaxic1944283epitaxic
epitaxies1845193epitaxies
epitaxy1963563epita_xy
epithets1345763epithets
epitomes1257713epitomes
epitope1147053epitop_e
etapes85415293e__tapes
paraphs1439313_paraphs
pitapat1149163_pitapat
pitapats1244443_pitapats
pitas77427673_pita__s
pitayas1286263_pitayas
piths105817543_pit__hs
spitals93011593spita_ls
staphs114411033__staphs

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162347.68619016.7
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691348.12222000.9
 
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