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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 “specifies” 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.

74 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
specifies164757(None) 
specifics1843931specifics
specified1746251specified
specifier1645681specifier
specifiers1743801specifiers
opacifies1645462opacifies
pacifies15311232_pacifies
respecifies1853722respecifies
speciates13229232speciates
species11314132spec__ies
specific1744702specifi_c
speechifies2152202speechifies
acetifies1447133acetifies
aerifies111313393_aerifies
asperities1249773asperities
calcifies1638923calcifies
cecities12312043_cecities
crucifies1646123crucifies
deifies113317453_de_ifies
dulcifies1545273dulcifies
edifies113012283__edifies
esterifies1347153esterifies
fancifies1767083fancifies
opacified1744393opacified
opacifier1643623opacifier
opacifiers1742513opacifiers
opacities1347943opacities
pacified1638363_pacified
pacifier1557503_pacifier
pacifiers1645473_pacifiers
petrifies14310363_petrifies
prespecifies2152933prespecifies
purifies13311933_purifies
rectifies14310813_rectifies
reedifies1347323reedifies
reifies104218283_re_ifies
repacifies1745653repacifies
respecified1953373respecified
salifies11314793s_alifies
salsifies1247253salsifies
sanctifies1554983sanctifies
saponifies1544713saponifies
scarifies1439603scarifies
scorifies1448023scorifies
signifies1347063signifies
silicifies1544823silicifies
specialer1344733specialer
specialest1445573specialest
specialise1446603specialise
specialises1546003specialises
specializes2446443specializes
specials1238033speci_als
specialties1544663specialties
speciate12209583speciate_
speciated14207543speciated
specie10412223spec__ie_
specify1764993specif__y
specifying2144683specifying
specimen1444423speci_men
specimens1543403specimens
specious1247483speci_ous
speckles16268133spec_kles
spectates13228813spectates
spectres12268683spec_tres
speechified2251953speechified
speises93813933spe_i_ses
speisses10245693spe_isses
spiceries1349313spiceries
spiffies16277993sp_iffies
stellifies1344313stellifies
supercities15411563supercities
unspecified1952653unspecified
verifies141313483_verifies
zincifies2344953zincifies

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641746.93621430.4
3Display Results74740.0302466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691747.37224239.1
 
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