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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 “lakelike” 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.

30 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
lakelike113738(None) 
lacelike1438491lacelike
apelike13310532_apelike
bakelite1447252bakelite
bladelike1643832bladelike
cagelike1537722cagelike
cavelike1738212cavelike
cokelike1336812cokelike
flamelike1845062flamelike
gamelike1538032gamelike
gatelike1337932gatelike
gladelike1544152gladelike
harelike1539612harelike
jadelike2035992jadelike
ladylike1634682ladylike
lakeside1344672lakeside
lamblike1636152lamblike
lardlike1336502lardlike
lavalike1536282lavalike
lawlike14137072la_wlike
lifelike15166222lifelike
linelike12159002linelike
mazelike2336462mazelike
oaklike10268002oak_like
platelike1546142platelike
slatelike1346152slatelike
snakelike1244292snakelike
tapelike1437492tapelike
vaselike1536992vaselike
wavelike1836612wavelike

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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059303.84331501.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691303.99944683.9
 
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