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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 “lapels” 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.

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
lapels8371204(None) 
labels84515681labels
lapel73716681lapel_
apers76629132_apers
apes66047432_ape_s
appels104312792appels
axels126313632_axels
babels105216722babels
bagels95712312bagels
camels105217082camels
capers105428142capers
capes95441922cape_s
carpels115315462carpels
chapels14429152chapels
cupels10310202cupels
easels65914552easels
expels1547172expels
gapers94520472gapers
gapes86030822gape_s
gavels105911092gavels
hazels185710082hazels
impels10389522impels
japers154616172japers
japes146322822jape_s
label75019382label_
lacers85225252lacers
laces76141762lace_s
ladens74516232ladens
laders74927762laders
lades65141272lade_s
ladles74619542ladles
lagers74826142lagers
lakers105225152lakers
lakes95737652lake_s
lalls55324132la_lls
lameds94812032lameds
lamely114013222lamely
lames75445542lame_s
lampers113817332lampers
lanely93914482lanely
lanes54946792lane_s
lapeled10258892lapeled
lapfuls1234502lapfuls
lapins84520682lapins
lapis76223152lap_is
lappers113717462lappers
lappets11329132lappets
laps66848872lap__s
lapsers93911052lapsers
lapses85217692lapses
lapsus8437272lapsus
larees65323112larees
lares54852632lare_s
lasers64925702lasers
lases54944762lase_s
lately93413842lately
latens64620212latens
laurels746662laurels
lavers94526362lavers
laves86039152lave_s
laxes125430092laxe_s
layers93921182layers
lazes145129572laze_s
leapers93716662leapers
lepers84817322lepers
levels94113282levels
libels85112692libels
lopers84424142lopers
lopes76437342lope_s
losels64714592losels
maples104819422maples
napes74828462nape_s
navels95712692navels
panels84716522panels
papers105125322papers
rapers84327182rapers
rapes75740722rape_s
rappels11448802rappels
ratels64518212ratels
ravels94717072ravels
repels84318762repels
taels56822072ta_els
tapers84025812tapers
tapes75838602tape_s

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551845.87314056.0
3Display Results84840.0332545.5
 (SQL Overall)178691846.28228444.9
 
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