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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 “paraphrases” 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.

56 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
paraphrases1815381(None) 
paraphrase1773531paraphrase_
paraphrased1972491paraphrased
paraphraser1862211paraphraser
paraphrasers1971471paraphrasers
paraphyses2054752paraph_yses
periphrases1853582periphrases
anaphases1446533_anaph_ases
metaphrases1853953metaphrases
paraphrasing2052063paraphrasing
paraphrastic2162483paraphrastic
paraphysis2064533paraph_ysis
periphrasis1853173periphrasis
prophases16411063p_roph_ases
rephrases1447413__rephrases
anaphase1345464_anaph_ase_
antiphrases1654744antiphrases
apophases1647974_apoph_ases
apyrases1337244___apyrases
arrases71214544_ar___rases
arthroses1248734_ar_throses
carapaces1546054carap__aces
carapaxes2044834carap__axes
catachreses1872524catachreses
cataphoreses1952124cataphoreses
catchphrases24111254catchphrases
diaphorases1773354_diaphorases
earthrises1346824ear_thrises
metaphases1745064metaph_ases
metaphrase1753544metaphrase_
misphrases1745084_misphrases
papyruses1643224p__apyruses
parabioses1445294para_bioses
parablasts1444144para_blasts
parachutes1744164parach_utes
paradises122513214para__dises
paradores12259674parador__es
paradoses122510264para__doses
parageneses1446214parageneses
paragraphs1844844para_graphs
parallaxes1943694para_llaxes
paralyses1448294para__lyses
paraphrasable226794paraphrasable
paraphs1439314paraph____s
parashahs1744744parash_a_hs
parasitises1377384parasitises
parasitoses1384654parasitoses
parataxes1846404para__taxes
paravanes1448314para__vanes
phrases12711464____phrases
prophages1749764p_roph_ages
prophase15410244p_roph_ase_
purchases1645634pur_ch_ases
rephrase1346734__rephrase_
rephrased1555284__rephrased
tarantases1044904tara_ntases

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819568.57617353.0
3Display Results56560.0331697.0
 (SQL Overall)178691569.03219784.2
 
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