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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 “lapel” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

129 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
lapel7371668(None) 
label75019381label
lapels83712041lapels
ape57251182_ape_
aped78538152_aped
aper66336232_aper
apes66047432_apes
apex137220212_apex
appel94615892appel
axel115222072_axel
babel95821692babel
bagel85116792bagel
camel96822802camel
cape87242782cape_
caped104931802caped
caper94831622caper
capes95441922capes
carpel105418472carpel
chapel134911372chapel
cupel9514302cupel
easel54521112easel
expel1448232expel
gape75134512gape_
gaped96123532gaped
gaper86125122gaper
gapes86030822gapes
gavel95815182gavel
hazel176414812hazel
impel95711772impel
jape134923422jape_
japed156217632japed
japer146218882japer
japes146322822japes
labels84515682labels
lace66848472lace_
laced87132642laced
lacer75833752lacer
laces76141762laces
lacey105820912lacey
lade56345992lade_
laded74232612laded
laden65022192laden
lader65633722lader
lades65141272lades
ladle66320442ladle
lager65132862lager
lake85741602lake_
laked105731122laked
laker95432872laker
lakes95737652lakes
lall45531312la_ll
lame66849292lame_
lamed85235292lamed
lamely114013222lamely
lamer75233702lamer
lames75445542lames
lamped114017542lamped
lane45153332lane_
lanely93914482lanely
lanes54946792lanes
lap58565272lap__
lapeled10258892lapeled
lapful1156482lapful
lapin75222922lapin
lapis76223152lapis
lapped114320032lapped
lapper104319952lapper
lappet103817732lappet
laps66848872lap_s
lapse74917682lapse
lapsed94712582lapsed
lapser84113142lapser
lapses85217692lapses
laree56036302laree
lares54852632lares
lase46148512lase_
lased65132342lased
laser54633322laser
lases54944762lases
late47560482late_
lated65240672lated
lately93413842lately
laten54328342laten
later54843922later
latex124717112latex
laurel649032laurel
lave75642142lave_
laved95028592laved
laver85031792laver
laves86039152laves
lawed96028322lawed
laxer125420332laxer
laxes125430092laxes
layed95127382layed
layer84626472layer
laze136235052laze_
lazed154925842lazed
lazes145129572lazes
leaped94317772leaped
leaper88118942leaper
leper74820742leper
level84116552level
libel74116102libel
lipe66839742lipe_
lope65941922lope_
loped85128332loped
loper75129232loper
lopes76437342lopes
losel54419422losel
maple95521142maple
nape65230802nape_
napes74828462napes
navel87016572navel
panel76023622panel
papal95820672papal
paper95128662paper
rape65041632rape_
raped85334622raped
raper74932752raper
rapes75740722rapes
rappel104211952rappel
ratel54224882ratel
ravel84621512ravel
repel74921402repel
tael46030712ta_el
tape64538152tape_
taped85327422taped
taper74829772taper
tapes75838602tapes

Search took 6 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 Filter178691538000.906197230.7
2DLD Change Limit538001293.92313714.0
3Display Results1291290.0304300.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911294.85936775.3
 
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