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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 “apostasy” 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.

33 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
apostasy134407(None) 
apostacy1544281apostacy
apostate1049852apostate
epistasy1343132epistasy
isostasy1142622isostasy
aortas65417783a_ortas_
apetaly1237253ap_etaly
apogamy1543623apo_gamy
aporias9315153aporias_
apospory1543903apospory
apostasies1245583apostasies
apostates1149163apostates
apostatise1255253apostatise
apostil947903apost_il
apostils1046773apostils
apostle937853apost_le
apostles1037753apostles
aristas7413523aristas_
ecstasy1252603_ecstasy
eustasy1043873_eustasy
hostas94515823_hostas_
isostacy1343023isostacy
pastas85422873_pastas_
postage103214853_postage
postal84317533_posta_l
postally13310273_postally
postals93716373_postals
postbase1246443_postbase
postboy1476673_postboy
posts75228783_post_s_
potash1138273_po_tash
potsy105815613_po_t_sy
sapotas939613sapo_tas_

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162336.55022314.8
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.98325589.4
 
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