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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 “dispensable” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

26 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
dispensable165498(None) 
disenable1249672dis_en_able
dispersible1654402dispersible
disposable1545872disp_osable
distensible1454292distensible
indispensable18102622indispensable
compensable1955193compensable
dependable1645793d_ependable
discernable1654453discernable
discussable1653553discussable
disenabled1444913dis_en_abled
disenables1346233dis_en_ables
dispensaries1553763dispensaries
dispensary1653273dispensa_ry
dispense11129783dispens___e
dispersal1246003dispersa_l_
dispersals1345113dispersa_ls
displayable1953133displayable
disposables1653633disp_osables
disprovable1953463disprovable
disputable1545063disp_utable
indispensables19141283indispensables
indispensably21122223indispensably
licensable1443073li_censable
listenable1243653listen_able
spendable1446463__spendable

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121633264.59626465.0
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.01235652.6
 
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