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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 “apples” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
apples10431576(None) 
appels104312791appels
apple94517671apple_
applet105917431applet
applets115710061applets
applies11311221applies
dapples1238991dapples
abeles84719392abeles
ables75935542a_bles
addles84216602addles
aisles64721142aisles
ales47067102a__les
ambles105121862ambles
amoles84122192amoles
ample94720302ample_
ampler104313302ampler
amplest11312332amplest
ampules1189432ampules
aneles64626292aneles
angles74426702angles
ankles104818382ankles
anoles64827432anoles
apes66047432a_p_es
apexes1539132apexes
apices104916262apices
appalls11337742appalls
appals104812942appals
appel94615892app_el
applied1247482applied
applier1137902applier
appliers1235572appliers
apply125111392appl_y
appose10411992appose
apposes11511472apposes
apps86319692app__s
appulse1134672appulse
appulses1234892appulses
apres75426402a_pres
apses76823912a_pses
argles75218482argles
arles56735742a_rles
axles125219472a_xles
azoles154614612azoles
dapple1138852dapple_
dappled1336392dappled
fipples14298652fipples
grapples13348122grapples
hopples142810712hopples
maples104819422maples
nappes104515622napp_es
nappies114613402nappies
nipples11319662nipples
padles95221122padles
pales75753802_pales
pappies103214832pappies
papules112411572papules
parles86334402parles
peles75738082_peles
piles74742612_piles
poles75351002_poles
popples103011872popples
pules74538812_pules
rappees113611452rappees
rappels11448802rappels
ripples113513292ripples
samples112815452samples
spales84728102spales
spiles84227912spiles
supples11511282supples
tipples112811252tipples
topples113111652topples
uppiles11208262uppiles

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 Filter178691825510.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit82551722.89028564.4
3Display Results72720.0135538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691723.30954001.5
 
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