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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 “explains” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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84 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
explains176644(None) 
explain1667041explain_
elains64919852e__lains
exclaims1943942exclaims
explained1944542explained
explainer1844242explainer
explainers1943112explainers
explant16310132expla_nt
explants1737022explants
exploits1745972exploits
plains85019592__plains
reexplains1952772reexplains
blains84516373__blains
calpains1239763calpains
caplins113515993capl_ins
captains121810573captains
chaplains1645743chaplains
complains1549193complains
eclairs935963e_clairs
elain55324703e__lain_
elans55527753e__la_ns
elfins94810943e__lfins
eloins65419383e__loins
empaling1338363empaling
emplaces1438413emplaces
emplacing1645483emplacing
emplane11410013empla_ne
emplanes1239503emplanes
emplaning1446533emplaning
emptins1179403emp_tins
enchains1348523enchains
engrains937583engrains
enplane939723enpla_ne
enplanes1039483enplanes
enplaning1246803enplaning
entrains8312963entrains
euploids1157243euploids
exalting1638033exalting
exclaim1844943exclai_m
exclaves2044923exclaves
exhaling1936293exhaling
exilian1446963exilian_
exiling15311083exil_ing
expand16236573exp_a_nd
expands17195733exp_ands
expanse16145603exp_a_nse
expats1537683exp_a_ts
expelling1936133expelling
expiates17810213expiates
expiating1938543expiating
expiations1959663expiations
expiries1747753expiries
expiring1836253expiring
explaining2044303explaining
explanting2045223explanting
explicits2044933explicits
explodes1845803explodes
exploding2044933exploding
exploit1648623exploi_t
explores1746253explores
exploring1945543exploring
explosions19134663explosions
exposing1836673exposing
exposits1747243exposits
expulsing1944283expulsing
expulsions1943833expulsions
exulting1637643exulting
pains75138283__p_ains
papains11312373pap_ains
peneplains14113543peneplains
plaids94312443__plaids
plain74823303__plain_
plaint85323203__plaint
plaints94012063__plaints
plaits83816473__plaits
plans75731273__pla_ns
poplins11313153popl_ins
reexplain1852963reexplain_
replans92814943repla_ns
sextains15246813sex_tains
sprains93013593_sprains
unplaits1044813unplaits
villains1138013villains
xylans1635883_xyla_ns

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162846.37322934.6
3Display Results84840.0461826.1
 (SQL Overall)178691846.85526067.3
 
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