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

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

32 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
hirples1214964(None) 
hirple11158971hirple_
hirpled13157141hirpled
hirsles101510071hirsles
birles84920642bir_les
circles1139902circles
dimples122813212dimples
fipples14298652fipples
girdles92210002girdles
harpies123818322harpies
herpes115517322herp_es
higgles123911802higgles
hipless12399922hi_pless
hippies142813752hippies
hirees95117292hir_ees
hires86134342hir__es
hirsels10128342hirsels
hirsle9159572hirsle_
hirsled11118112hirsled
hopples142810712hopples
hurdles113613372hurdles
hurtles103913752hurtles
kirtles11309662kirtles
nipples11319662nipples
pimples133012422pimples
purples112712832purples
rimples113114222rimples
ripples113513292ripples
simples113014942simples
tipples112811252tipples
triples94616872triples
wimples143311172wimples

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671322.90637051.3
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691323.29554231.0
 
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