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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 “playdates” 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.

44 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
playdates155490(None) 
playdate1465261playdate_
playmates1646601playmates
placates12311752pla_cates
playdays1742972playda_ys
playmate1566462playmate_
alkylates1644703alkylates
caudates11310263_caudates
claywares1743463claywares
flatmates1446193flatmates
glaciates1267353glaciates
gradates10510783gra_dates
labiates101011513_labiates
lactates10311233_lactates
lapidates1247143_lapidates
layettes1136263_layettes
lysates10317473_l_ysates
mandates11314093_mandates
palates93624943p_a_lates
palliates11311043palliates
palpates122613063p_alpates
paydays1634433p_ayda_ys
placate11312433pla_cate_
placated1338453pla_cated
placater1238013pla_cater
placaters1336473pla_caters
planate9314573pla_nate_
platanes102711883pla_tanes
plates85432243pl___ates
plaudits1144263plaudit_s
playacted1742643playacted
playacts1543813play_acts
playas114612283play_a__s
playbacks2244133playbacks
playday1643823playda__y
playdowns1843073playdowns
playlands1543893playlands
playlets1334903playlet_s
playmaker2043623playmaker
playmakers2143103playmakers
playtimes1644413playtimes
postdates1248863postdates
predates11615813p_redates
validates1338243validates

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641447.31320325.6
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691447.74923059.9
 
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