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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

85 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
oatcakes144554(None) 
oatcake1345361oatcake_
hotcakes1744702hotcakes
outbakes1439992outbakes
outtakes12310032outtakes
pancakes1637072pancakes
alcades101011473_alcades
arcades101113193_arcades
ashcakes1753733ashcakes
atlases72410643_atlases
awakes135012473_a_wakes
batches144019613batc_hes
betakes134212523bet_akes
cakes116037673___cakes
carcases12313093carcases
cascades13128553cascades
catcalls1238323catcalls
catches144320773catc_hes
catfaces1536963catfaces
chatchkes23174743chatchkes
corncakes1745013corncakes
cupcakes1843713cupcakes
daycares1454803daycares
facades1339033fa_cades
hatches153420273hatc_hes
hatmaker1785353hatmaker
hatmakers18105173hatmakers
hoecakes1745323hoecakes
hotcake1644543hotcake_
intakes11310943int_akes
jacales16310323ja_cales
lactases1038523lactases
lactates10311233lactates
latches123320133latc_hes
latchkey2042913latchkey
latchkeys2141873latchkeys
latkes104715873lat__kes
matches143219783matc_hes
matchmakes2353243matchmakes
nutcases1085793nutcases
oatlike113412403oatlike_
octanes91111393oct_anes
octaves12316963oct_aves
outages82317323out_ages
outbake13310773outbake_
outbaked1538393outbaked
outcalls1038743outcalls
outcaper1246873outcaper
outcapers1344383outcapers
outcastes11118903outcastes
outcasts10108683outcasts
outcomes1239763outcomes
outcries10313573outcries
outdares92712463outdares
outdates93114743outdates
outfaces132311393outfaces
outgazes18248713outgazes
outpaces122411943outpaces
outraces102217863outraces
outrages92215933outrages
outrates82421373outrates
outraves112313833outraves
outtake11310793outtake_
pancake1536673pancake_
pancaked1734893pancaked
parbakes1638343parbakes
partakes1449923partakes
patches143320383patc_hes
ratches123620463ratc_hes
retakes113718863ret_akes
saccades13137253saccades
satiates8314633satiates
shortcakes1943023shortcakes
stakes103927293_st_akes
strakes114218073_strakes
takes94437793__t_akes
teacakes1435883teacakes
uncakes133012743_uncakes
uptakes1336593upt_akes
vacates12312833va_cates
wackes154717713wa_c_kes
watapes12228383wat_apes
watches153017373watc_hes
wattages12106783wattages
wattapes1395253wattapes

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162857.18620339.8
3Display Results85850.0461847.8
 (SQL Overall)178691857.65523343.0
 
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