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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 “exploratory” 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.

54 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
exploratory235313(None) 
expiratory2244732exp_iratory
explanatory2352602explanatory
explicatory2553842explicatory
exclamatory2552113exclamatory
exhortatory2452203ex_hortatory
expiatory2145183exp__iatory
expletory2142963expl__etory
explicator2145153explicator_
explicators2244713explicators
exploration2066713exploration
explorations2185613explorations
explorative2354243explorative
expository2253143exp_ository
expurgatory2452293expurgatory
amelioratory17112064amelioratory
applicatory2053404applicatory
approbatory2062894approbatory
declaratory1752854declaratory
evaporator1553644evaporator_
evaporators1653484evaporators
exaggeratory2461874exaggeratory
excitatory2254344ex_citatory
excretory2143454ex__cretory
exculpatory2572544exculpatory
excusatory2253344ex_cusatory
execrator1846564ex_ecrator_
execrators1946024ex_ecrators
expiator1747044exp__iator_
expiators1846804exp__iators
explanatorily2561054explanatorily
exploiter1844584explo_iter_
exploiters1943834explo_iters
explorational2252554explorational
exploratively2862424exploratively
explorer1744714explor__er_
explorers1843744explor__ers
exporter1737364exp_or_ter_
exporters1846254exp_or_ters
expositor1844154exp_ositor_
expositors1943964exp_ositors
expropriator2363014expropriator_
expropriators2462894expropriators
expurgator2052754expurgator_
expurgators2152564expurgators
extenuatory2152464extenuatory
laboratory1543684_laboratory
moratory1347824___moratory
oratory1039404____oratory
placatory1645714__placatory
potatory1348414__p_otatory
probatory1647114__probatory
reprobatory1853664reprobatory
respiratory16104134resp_iratory

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148819549.11016335.8
3Display Results54540.0301800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691549.29619222.4
 
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