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

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94 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
expulse167451(None) 
expulsed1863611expulsed
expulses1774811expulses
appulse1134672appulse
evulse935212e_vulse
excuse1537422excu_se
expanse16145602expanse
expels1547172expels_
expense16127872expense
expose1549522exp_ose
expulsive2143902expulsive
expunge1743312expunge
impulse1135112impulse
pulse74219972__pulse
repulse938192repulse
aeropulse1142533aeropulse
ampule10710613ampul_e
ampules1189433ampules
ampuls1098893ampuls_
appulses1234893appulses
avulse935843_avulse
copulae112810613copulae
cupulae11347853cupulae
cupule103410723cupul_e
cupules113210263cupules
divulse1134913divulse
dulse65415043__dulse
effulge1442473effulge
effuse1234963effu_se
else45923083e___lse
empale102611263empal_e
empales112411433empales
emprise11310723emprise
espouse936403espouse
evulsed1133963e_vulsed
evulses1035043e_vulses
excels1536663excels_
excise1538553ex_cise
exclude1744453exclude
excused1736293excu_sed
excuser1635813excu_ser
excuses1638903excu_ses
exhale1636873exhal_e
exhales1737143exhales
exhume1833803exhu_me
exhumes1934323exhumes
exile126117653ex_il_e
exiles134816403ex_iles
expanses17156173expanses
expats1537683expats_
expel1448233expel__
expelled1895883expelled
expellee17116093expellee
expeller17105793expeller
expensed18126413expensed
expenses17138373expenses
expiate16910593expiate
expire1538023exp_ire
expires1638683expires
explode1745963explode
explore1646613explore
expos1449203exp_os_
exposed1737453exp_osed
exposer1637413exp_oser
exposes1639963exp_oses
express1637493express
expulsing1944283expulsing
expulsion1843893expulsion
expunged1942973expunged
expunger1843193expunger
expunges1843573expunges
extols1337683extols_
exude134010293ex_u_de
exudes143710363ex_udes
exult122814123ex_ul_t
exulted1536303ex_ulted
exults13257633ex_ults
impulsed1334003impulsed
impulses1235223impulses
papulae11249353papulae
papule102212133papul_e
papules112411573papules
papulose1244533papulose
peepuls1134923peepuls_
pule65040953__pul_e
pules74538813__pules
puls65437563__puls_
pulsed94013723__pulsed
pulser84215193__pulser
pulses83818663__pulses
purse76028893__purse
repulsed1136563repulsed
repulser1035803repulser
repulses1038393repulses

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit134027946.15621771.8
3Display Results94940.0462043.5
 (SQL Overall)178691946.59227107.3
 
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