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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 “explained” 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.

50 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
explained194454(None) 
explainer1844241explainer
emplaned1337162empla_ned
enplaned1137482enpla_ned
exclaimed2142842exclaimed
explain1667042explain__
explainers1943112explainers
explains1766442explain_s
explanted1944972explanted
exploited1944672exploited
plained103812232__plained
reexplained2152122reexplained
unexplained2152282unexplained
captained1446193captained
complained17175793complained
deplaned1238663depla_ned
eloined8149813e__loined
emplaced1536053empla_ced
emplane11410013empla_ne_
emplanes1239503empla_nes
enchained1545493enchained
engrained1145493engrained
enplane939723enpla_ne_
enplanes1039483enpla_nes
entrained1089413entrained
examined18135863ex_amined
exclaimer2042843exclaimer
expand16236573exp_a_n_d
expanded19145163exp_anded
expedited2044933expedited
expiated18168523expia_ted
expired1736403exp__ired
explaining2044303explaining
explant16310133expla_n_t
explants1737023expla_nts
exploded1944753expl_oded
exploiter1844583exploiter
explored1845083expl_ored
exposited1945313exposited
pained95622853__p_ained
plaided11409643__plaided
plainer93811983__plainer
plaited103713893__plaited
planed94420913__pla_ned
planned103810153__planned
replanned1235163replanned
splined105013113_spl_ined
sprained1138433_sprained
unplaited1236883unplaited
unplanned1244413unplanned

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641507.33020278.4
3Display Results50500.0133846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691507.76323018.3
 
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