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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 “polecats” 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.

92 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
polecats124883(None) 
polecat11313141polecat_
pleats85218592p_le_ats
polentas1038742polentas
polycots1547762polycots
applecarts1651993applecarts
bleats85518613_ble_ats
bobcats1335993bo_bcats
cleats84919313_cle_ats
coleads102911423cole_ads
collects12279783collec_ts
colocate12313443colocate
colocates13312853colocates
copycats1745083copycats
cosecants1346533cosecants
dovecots1444323dovecots
elects83315003_elec_ts
forecast1349763forecast
forecasts1445803forecasts
hellcats1346323hellcats
molests93311563mole_sts
ocicats11137413_ocicats
oleate6318883_ole_ate
oleates7417833_ole_ates
paleate94120003pale_ate
paletots1047803paletots
palets85122313pale__ts
paleways1645833paleways
peats76140193p__e_ats
pecans101515833p__ecans
pelicans1238093pelicans
pileate93815923pile_ate
piolets93513193piole__ts
placate11312433p_lacate
placates12311753p_lacates
placets113911223p_lacets
plats75531373p_l__ats
pleads94613953p_le_ads
pleas75627033p_le_a_s
pleat74734473p_le_at_
pleiads1045223p_leiads
plicate11314513p_licate
podestas1146853podestas
poets76024443po_e__ts
polars84419353pol__ars
poleax1547993pole_a_x
poleaxe1656303pole_axe
poleaxes1767273poleaxes
poleis86018353pole__is
poleless1089873poleless
polemics1448183polemics
polemist12412363polemist
polemists1348603polemists
polenta9310093pole_nta
polers84225643pole__rs
poles75351003pole___s
polestar1047113polestar
polestars1157283polestars
poleward1455943poleward
poleyns1236113pole_yns
policers12259993policers
polices113118053polic_es
policies122415663policies
polkas1239103pol_ka_s
pollacks1656373pollacks
pollenate1157143pollenate
pollenates1246743pollenates
pollists10910823pollists
poloists10910523poloists
polycot14510123polycot_
polymath1875963polymath
polymaths1965203polymaths
preacts113211363p_reacts
precast11314853p_recast
precasts1239453p_recasts
precuts111710473p_recuts
prelects1299723prelec_ts
projects1936413projec_ts
prosects1239473prosec_ts
protects1239743protec_ts
selects91912143selec_ts
solecist10910783solecist
solecists1187073solecists
solerets839693solerets
solicits10311023solicits
telecast1048303telecast
telecasts1145543telecasts
toecaps1135553to_ecaps
tolerate8312323tolerate
tolerates9312123tolerates
tomcats11127773to_mcats
wildcats1444173wildcats

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162926.98320931.1
3Display Results92920.0332787.9
 (SQL Overall)178691927.43924020.8
 
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