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

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

100 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
explore164661(None) 
explode1745961explode
explored1845081explored
explorer1744711explorer
explores1746251explores
deplore1039482deplore
employe1476362employe
expire1538022exp_ire
exploded1944752exploded
exploder1844842exploder
explodes1845802explodes
exploit1648622exploit
explorers1843742explorers
export15412182exp_ort
expose1549522exp_ose
implore11176702implore
reexplore1843052reexplore
splore81611302_splore
deplored1237233deplored
deplorer1136343deplorer
deplores1139533deplores
diploe9810153diplo_e
earlobe946553earlobe
elope75219343e__lope
empire1039323emp_ire
emplace1338263emplace
emplane11410013emplane
employ1346493emplo_y
employed1654953employed
employee1555203employee
employer1564713employer
employes1555943employes
employs1455523employs
enclose9910003enclose
encore8314773e_ncore
enplane939723enplane
ephor10310013e_phor_
ephori1139603e_phori
ephors11311403e_phors
epode85114093e_p_ode
euphroe1245393euphroe
euploid1038963euploid
exalter1437563exalter
exclave1945193exclave
exclosure1852493exclosure
exclude1744453exclude
exhort16410803ex_hort
exile126117653exil__e
exiler134712183exiler_
exilers14419733exilers
exospore1745233exospore
expanse16145603expanse
expellee17116093expellee
expeller17105793expeller
expense16127873expense
expert15515353exp_ert
expiate16910593expiate
expired1736403exp_ired
expirer1635993exp_irer
expires1638683exp_ires
expiry1834653exp_iry
explain1667043explain
explant16310133explant
expletory2142973expletory
exploders1944173exploders
exploited1944673exploited
exploiter1844583exploiter
exploits1745973exploits
exploring1945543exploring
explosive2144833explosive
expo1349183exp_o__
exported1837133exp_orted
exporter1737363exp_orter
exports1647983exp_orts
expos1449203exp_o_s
exposed1737453exp_osed
exposer1637413exp_oser
exposes1639963exp_oses
exposure1743673exposure
expulse1674513expulse
expunge1743313expunge
extort13513973ex_tort
extrorse1544553extrorse
eyesore1046173eyesore
galore73514873_galore
gyplure13122013gyplure
implode12156103implode
implored13135373implored
implorer12125103implorer
implores12127043implores
lore45850353___lore
pore66451263__p_ore
reexplored2042623reexplored
reexplores1952853reexplores
splores91910953_splores
spore75428593_sp_ore
unexplored2042633unexplored
upbore10247883_upbore
uptore8279453_uptore
xylose1636763_xylose

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1340271005.86022871.5
3Display Results1001000.0462173.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911006.32928233.7
 
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