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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 “purples” 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.

49 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
purples11271283(None) 
purfles122511841purfles
purple102712681purple_
purpled12299781purpled
purpler11289271purpler
purplest12249131purplest
burbles114916802burbles
burgles105615962burgles
curdles103814572curdles
empurples1542012empurples
gurgles94312872gurgles
hirples12149642hirples
hurdles113613372hurdles
hurtles103913752hurtles
parles86334402par_les
paroles95025882paroles
peoples11312222peoples
perplex1836152perplex
pimples133012422pimples
popples103011872popples
proles84627202p_roles
puddles113613822puddles
pules74538812pu__les
pulpless12224952pulpless
pumpless14236372pumpless
pungles104013712pungles
puppies103212622puppies
purees84721682pur_ees
purfle112511182purfle_
purfled13248732purfled
purfler12248732purfler
purflers13216962purflers
purges94421762pur_ges
purines94420762purines
purled94520752pur_led
purls74723352pur_l_s
purplish1554932purplish
purply13369052purpl_y
purpose1137382purpose
purposes1237822purposes
purpures1276142purpures
purses84826372pur_ses
pursues94111372pursues
puzzles17318972puzzles
rumples113313132rumples
spurtles1037782spurtles
supples11511282supples
surplus936792surplus
turtles72914342turtles

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 Limit107671493.03035535.0
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691493.42252218.3
 
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