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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 “cafes” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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345 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
cafes10642692(None) 
cades85440731cades
cafe95230321cafe_
caffs135417371caffs
cages85936011cages
cakes116037671cakes
cames97047311cames
canes75350371canes
capes95441921capes
cares77369181cares
cases75048381cases
cates75951891cates
caves105639701caves
chafes145017911chafes
safes85226721safes
aces67645092_aces
aches106132292aches
acmes96020652acmes
acnes75922622acnes
acres76327762acres
ages55844592_ages
ales47067102_ales
anes45255932_anes
apes66047432_apes
ares45871022_ares
ates45047922_ates
aves76142602_aves
awes76037552_awes
axes117337852_axes
ayes76543512_ayes
babes95834112babes
baffs134718052baffs
bakes117035372bakes
bales76250082bales
banes74945582banes
bares75457132bares
bases75644352bases
bates75846342bates
caber95126832caber
cabers105023922cabers
cables104527552cables
cabs86739422ca_bs
cacas95627982cacas
caches137926912caches
cade76443912cade_
cadet85339342cadet
cadets96316512cadets
cadges104716712cadges
cadis84428502cadis
cadres94017932cadres
cads76144522ca_ds
caff125631672caf_f
cage75339062cage_
caged95426362caged
cager85229222cager
cagers95624192cagers
cagey115917822cagey
caids85226422caids
cains75334302cains
cake105439962cake_
caked126128622caked
cakey145517272cakey
calces104420052calces
calesa8412472calesa
calfs104919382calfs
calks115421602calks
calls75634732calls
calms95222352calms
calos74431902calos
calves115119282calves
calxes154113032calxes
camas96333522camas
came87648752came_
camel96822802camel
camels105217082camels
cameo95924992cameo
cameos105818002cameos
camos95927612camos
camps116330262camps
cams87047282ca_ms
cane66653122cane_
caned85838092caned
caner75334772caner
caners84629202caners
canoes84725882canoes
cans65050852ca_ns
cants77036942cants
cape87242782cape_
caped104931802caped
caper94831622caper
capers105428142capers
caphs124515372caphs
capos94826072capos
caps87147892ca_ps
carafes125015702carafes
carbs96031462carbs
cards85137932cards
care66968372care_
cared86050092cared
carer74942332carer
carers85133962carers
caress85720262caress
caret75360562caret
carets85330772carets
carex144822302carex
caries85147622caries
carks115534212carks
carles85435082carles
carls77037422carls
carns75937562carns
carps96932252carps
carrs75730852carrs
cars67364762ca_rs
carse74934332carse
carses85233652carses
cartes86239472cartes
carts78946292carts
carves115128452carves
casas75327842casas
case65848082case_
cased86032412cased
cashes114729882cashes
casks115720062casks
castes85631862castes
casts77237792casts
casus76419252casus
cate66254602cate_
cater74840722cater
caters85336502caters
cats66356342ca_ts
caules85927252caules
cauls75727772cauls
cause75225352cause
causes88026472causes
cave95941262cave_
caved116227562caved
caver105629062caver
cavers115026842cavers
cavies114525002cavies
cawed116627062cawed
caws96036112ca_ws
cays95437672ca_ys
ceases84427072ceases
cedes84927332cedes
cees65941592c_ees
cepes94424462cepes
ceres75540012ceres
cetes75731102cetes
chafe135117352chafe_
chafed154813912chafed
chafer144714572chafer
chafers154512742chafers
chaffs17459612chaffs
chapes135421872chapes
chares115631802chares
chases115128232chases
chefs136214662chefs
cines75239682cines
cires74932912cires
cites74435592cites
clades94920462clades
claves115020062claves
clefs106616242clefs
clues74623032clues
coaxes154715632coaxes
codes86247292codes
coffs134916302coffs
cokes115537192cokes
coles76055062coles
comes97246992comes
cones76457422cones
copes97747102copes
cores76361852cores
coses76949492coses
cotes76347842cotes
coves105539172coves
coxes145430862coxes
cozes166033242cozes
crafts115312742crafts
crakes124921812crakes
cranes84330752cranes
crapes104727692crapes
crases85532312crases
crates85736062crates
craves115825392craves
crazes174720132crazes
cries75438402cries
cubes95028162cubes
cues65438982c_ues
cuffs135017492cuffs
cukes115422092cukes
cures75645432cures
cutes79438322cutes
cymes1210118922cymes
daces85030682daces
daffs125116422daffs
dales66439742dales
dames85435852dames
dares66146702dares
dates65639152dates
dazes155024142dazes
eases56041612eases
eaves85231992eaves
faces106439432faces
fades94932862fades
fakes126032482fakes
fames105735922fames
fanes84639892fanes
fares85852872fares
fates85139232fates
faves115331422faves
faxes155726652faxes
fazes175527212fazes
fes66551672__fes
fifes114822392fifes
gaes56348032ga_es
gaffes134811102gaffes
gaffs124914652gaffs
gages74529972gages
gales65442482gales
games86238552games
gapes86030822gapes
gases65633992gases
gates65939512gates
gazes155425912gazes
hades96035112hades
haes77651022ha_es
hafts116219462hafts
hajes155420942hajes
hakes126034302hakes
hales85449842hales
hames106138702hames
hares86255542hares
hates86742572hates
haves116034872haves
hazes174928322hazes
jades135222112jades
jakes165023642jakes
janes124928122janes
japes146322822japes
jefes155613672jefes
kaes85734062ka_es
kafs116423742kaf_s
kales95730982kales
kames115024692kames
kanes95529372kanes
laces76141762laces
lades65141272lades
lakes95737652lakes
lames75445542lames
lanes54946792lanes
lares54852632lares
lases54944762lases
laves86039152laves
laxes125430092laxes
lazes145129572lazes
mabes96331532mabes
maces97139962maces
maes66948402ma_es
mages85036022mages
makes115336852makes
males75049792males
manes76648962manes
mares76457632mares
mates75251362mates
maxes145629532maxes
mazes165632172mazes
nabes75427092nabes
naffs116213962naffs
names74833362names
napes74828462napes
nares55544152nares
nates55238332nates
naves87030382naves
oafs76425262oaf_s
oases55330982oases
oaves84925612oaves
paces96741112paces
pages85235072pages
pales75753802pales
panes76148692panes
pares77164482pares
pases75346502pases
pates76047892pates
paves104833922paves
paxes144928422paxes
races74943242races
raffs115017522raffs
rafts87820632rafts
rages64539442rages
rajes125022782rajes
rakes94440352rakes
rales54947492rales
rapes75740722rapes
rares55247442rares
rases55447212rases
rates55352012rates
raves85441972raves
raxes124729392raxes
razes145032702razes
sabes76437462sabes
sades65239892sades
safe75930952safe_
safer84721812safer
safest95016602safest
sages65339062sages
sakes95540752sakes
sales56055592sales
sanes55649072sanes
sates54949322sates
saves85838632saves
saxes125229342saxes
scales84529312scales
scapes105122262scapes
scares85033002scares
tabes76033922tabes
taces76237802taces
tajes124920692tajes
takes94437792takes
tales55451372tales
tames75242012tames
tapes75838602tapes
tares57456562tares
tates55444982tates
taxes124730822taxes
vales85434262vales
vanes85130972vanes
vases84626262vases
wades95634142wades
waes76048602wa_es
wafer114417642wafer
wafers124316142wafers
waffs146315472waffs
wafts116920552wafts
wages95330932wages
wakes126633652wakes
wales86142832wales
wames106432802wames
wanes85040882wanes
wares88250582wares
waves115633922waves
waxes155825502waxes
wifes114522562wifes
yaffs145311122yaffs
zaxes215113822zaxes

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit538003451.66032409.6
3Display Results3453450.0903833.3
 (SQL Overall)1786913452.06086743.2
 
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