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

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390 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
excels153666(None) 
excel1437741excel_
excess1546051excess
expels1547171expels
axels126313632ax_els
cels65534972__cels
easels65914552easels
eels46536742e__els
emcees1037812emcees
exceed1636172exceed
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excepts1885202excepts
execs14539722ex_ecs
exes116530812ex_e_s
exiles134816402exiles
expel1448232expel_
extols1337682extols
pencels113610052pencels
tercels94110362tercels
access1037683access
aces67645093_ace_s
acyls104211523_acyls
angels74416173angels
appels104312793appels
ariels65119373ariels
artels66216233artels
axel115222073ax_el_
axes117337853ax_e_s
axils127217503ax_ils
axles125219473axle_s
babels105216723babels
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bedels94015273bedels
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camels105217083camels
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ceils75019403__ceils
cel56040553__cel_
cell65031723__cell
cells75428063__cells
celt65646713__celt
celts75325783__celts
ceps86125953__ceps
cess65326053__cess
chiels115115933chiels
cicely1338833cicely
cols66553083__cols
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cupels10310203cupels
cycles1339303cycles
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duces86327473duce_s
duels65619233_duels
dynels10536813dynels
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eaves85231993eave_s
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eches106322163e_ches
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ecrus75113863e_crus
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edgers84413913edgers
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eel37946843e__el_
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ells46431353e__lls
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emcee9315943emce_e
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enders74324053enders
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eocene8311613eocene
epees75219833e_pees
equals1538693equals
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ewes76328703e_we_s
exactas16336433exactas
exacters1736773exacters
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exalt123018533ex_alt
exalts13328313exalts
examens1637193examens
exams14199083ex_ams
excelled18125693excelled
excelsior1852323excelsior
excerpt1845943excerpt
excerpts1943743excerpts
excessed1844943excessed
excesses1736753excesses
excide1638423excide
excides1738343excides
excimers1944703excimers
exciple1874683exciple
exciples1964773exciples
excise1538553excise
excises1638933excises
excite15310883excite
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excites16310633excites
excreta1674623excreta
excrete1667163excrete
excretes1787573excretes
excuse1537423excuse
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excuses1638903excuses
exec135313943ex_e_c
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exhale1636873exhale
exhales1737143exhales
exile126117653ex_ile
exiled144712463exiled
exiler134712183exiler
exilers14419733exilers
exines135715803exines
exists134710913exists
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exodus1434653exodus
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expect1758903expect
expects1866883expects
expend16247503expend
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expert15515353expert
experts1659063experts
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extern1348473extern
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gruels73910153gruels
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heels85625533_heels
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hexyls1933433hex_yls
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ices66129643_ice_s
impels10389523impels
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jacals1539873jacals
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jewels16508613jewels
jurels133710583jurels
keels94622413_keels
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kexes166216813kex_e_s
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kugels1146073kugels
labels84515683labels
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lapels83712043lapels
levels94113283levels
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mels65941533__mels
mercers114412773mercers
merces105720743merce_s
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micells11107683micells
models94216353models
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mycele1335853mycele
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nicols8810243nicols
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pencel103812913pencel_
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taces76237803tace_s
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tels46841693__tels
tercel83612993tercel_
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ticals83214713ticals
tiercels10344733tiercels
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ulcers839383ulcers
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vessels1035933vessels
vexers165210403vex_ers
vexes155719123vex_e_s
vexils1647173vex_ils
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voces105918053voce_s
vowels124410483vowels
weasels10468503weasels
wedels103811033wedels
wheels123811713wheels
xebecs17355363xebecs
yodels104610073yodels
yokels13488063yokels

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 Filter1786911127160.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit1127163905.45320670.5
3Display Results3903900.1233170.7
 (SQL Overall)1786913905.70231338.3
 
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