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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 “maples” 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.

144 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
maples10481942(None) 
macles107023221macles
mailes84329111mailes
males75049791ma_les
maple95521141maple_
ables75935542_ables
ales47067102_a_les
ambles105121862ambles
amoles84122192amoles
ample94720302ample_
ampler104313302ampler
amplest11312332amplest
ampules1189432ampules
apes66047432_ap_es
apples104315762apples
apres75426402_apres
apses76823912_apses
arles56735742_arles
axles125219472_axles
bales76250082ba_les
cables104527552cables
capes95441922cap_es
capless114312762capless
caplet104226812caplet
caplets114914522caplets
carles85435082carles
caules85927252caules
dales66439742da_les
dalles74222062dalles
dapples1238992dapples
eagles73819162eagles
empales112411432empales
fables114921672fables
farles96025782farles
gables94222332gables
gales65442482ga_les
gapes86030822gap_es
gapless10349992gapless
hales85449842ha_les
haoles94919802haoles
hapless123311332hapless
impales113311762impales
japes146322822jap_es
kales95730982ka_les
kayles134712002kayles
ladles74619542ladles
lapels83712042lapels
lapses85217692lapses
mabes96331532ma_bes
maces97139962ma_ces
maches134827232maches
mackles154415752mackles
macle96127002macle_
macled116718112macled
macules114015132macules
madres93718182madres
maes66948402ma__es
mages85036022ma_ges
maglev1237022maglev
maglevs1334692maglevs
magpies12310362magpies
mahoes11313102mahoes
maile75232222maile_
mailed95326752mailed
mailer84724182mailer
mailers94420332mailers
maills84215282maills
mails76037782mail_s
maizes175115732maizes
makes115336852ma_kes
male66052302ma_le_
malled94626112malled
mallee84525592mallee
mallees93315972mallees
mallei84414632mallei
mallet84433052mallet
mallets93318492mallets
malleus92911312malleus
malls76233432ma_lls
malms95021552ma_lms
malts76331752ma_lts
mamies104626242mamies
manes76648962ma_nes
manges94628942manges
mangles104021462mangles
maniples12269422maniples
manless93012932manless
manses84225512manses
mantes84430782mantes
mantles94820702mantles
mapped134015882mapped
mapper124516092mapper
mappers133313782mappers
maps86141052map__s
marbles114516652marbles
mares76457632ma_res
marges94525712marges
marled95523162marled
marls75535162marl_s
marses84827112marses
mashes115030002mashes
masses85028712masses
mates75251362ma_tes
matless93014042matless
matres84522232matres
mattes85624532mattes
mauled94817822mauled
mauler84416712mauler
maulers94213302maulers
mauls76524952maul_s
mauves113811552mauves
mavies114923192mavies
maxes145629532ma_xes
maybes1339242maybes
maypoles1545992maypoles
mazes165632172ma_zes
measles92412752measles
merles85322762merles
miles74645072m_iles
milles84526562milles
moles74747922m_oles
mopes95134982mop_es
mules75034292m_ules
napes74828462nap_es
napless93110282napless
nappes104515622nappes
padles95221122padles
pales75753802pa_les
papules112411572papules
parles86334402parles
rales54947492ra_les
rapes75740722rap_es
raphes115117452raphes
sables85026692sables
sales56055592sa_les
samples112815452samples
sapless93313442sapless
spales84728102spales
staples93617212staples
tables84524892tables
tales55451372ta_les
tapes75838602tap_es
vales85434262va_les
wales86142832wa_les

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit825511442.73330205.3
3Display Results1441440.0304800.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911443.15356673.3
 
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