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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 “speculate” 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.

72 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
speculate1323919(None) 
peculate122414671_peculate
speculated15186611speculated
speculates14237901speculates
spiculate132210161spiculate
apiculate13279882apiculate
operculate1446252operculate
peculated142310852_peculated
peculates132112542_peculates
sacculate1349022sacculate
spatulate11107172spatulate
speciate12209582spec_iate
spectate12248832spec_tate
specula11187412specula__
specular12217612specula_r
speculative1844272speculative
speculator1484882speculator
spiculae12218602spicula_e
sporulate1146952sporulate
aciculate132510803aciculate
calculate1389873calculate
circulate13810433circulate
crenulate1167693crenulate
ejaculate18187163ejaculate
emulate9314123__emulate
feculae12339203_fecula_e
inoculate1149623inoculate
jaculate172311783_jaculate
loculate101011403_loculate
maculate122815623_maculate
operculated1645153operculated
osculate101010613_osculate
pectate112214693_pec_tate
peculator1387863_peculator
pediculate1546613_pediculate
percolate13411163_percolate
populate122812093_populate
regulate9313023_regulate
sacculated1546623sacculated
scopulate1366543scopulate
scutate9310323s__cutate
secular92211533s_ecula_r
seculars10219393s_eculars
serrulate946983serrulate
simulate10311133s_imulate
spathulate1553163spathulate
specialty1644303specialty
speciated14207543spec_iated
speciates13229233spec_iates
speckle15297553speckl__e
spectated14236593spec_tated
spectates13228813spec_tates
specularity1853963specularity
specularly1753403specularly
speculating1645943speculating
speculation1547543speculation
speculators1564133speculators
speculum1474193specul_um
speculums1562903speculums
spherulite1553283spherulite
spicate113214193spic__ate
spicula11259293spicula__
spicular12238903spicula_r
spicule11269933spicul__e
spinulae10276963spinula_e
spirulae10216573spirula_e
sporulated1345263sporulated
sporulates1246483sporulates
stellate8310503ste_llate
stimulate1148233stimulate
stipulate1147323stipulate
subulate10312743s_ubulate

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641727.84318952.1
3Display Results72720.0302400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691728.29621539.4
 
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