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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 “anthrax” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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84 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
anthrax175715(None) 
antheral1149392antheral
antitax1447852antitax
antra56521922ant_ra_
antral65719412ant_ral
enthral103410932enthral
inthral10249462inthral
aftertax1843233aftertax
althea938193althea_
altheas1038223altheas
amtrac10109123amt_rac
anagram1058193anagram
angora71111573angora_
angoras8811363angoras
anorak1038923an_orak
anta46839583ant__a_
antae56828293ant__ae
antas55432033ant__as
antbear935063antbear
antefix1745053antefix
anthelix1845923anthelix
anthem113410343anth_em
anthems12309423anthems
anther93715063anth_er
antherid12611093antherid
anthers103715203anthers
anthill1048203anthill
anthoid11313313anthoid
anthraces1448893anthraces
antiar6317173ant_iar
antiars7314623antiars
anticar9312663anticar
antifat10314253antifat
antigay1148223antigay
antijam1648283antijam
antiman9313883antiman
antirape10410113antirape
antired82316193antired
antisag838043antisag
antisex1439693antisex
antiwar1037963antiwar
antre55224523ant_r_e
antres65021003ant_res
antrum8611313ant_rum
anural65714743an_ural
anuran64313243an_uran
apteral9311523apteral
apteryx1942383apteryx
ashram1139053a_shram
ashtray13805553ashtray
asthma11126563asthma_
asthmas12117363asthmas
astral66919283ast_ral
astray95615543ast_ray
ataraxy1743983a_taraxy
canthal12410053canth_al
cantrap113310283cant_rap
entera64216833entera_
enteral73516443enteral
enthrall11266833enthrall
enthrals11278903enthrals
entrap8710563ent_rap
inthrall11247063inthrall
inthrals11258503inthrals
mantra84116093mant_ra_
mantram114011603mant_ram
mantrap11379823mant_rap
mantras93815863mant_ras
natural739513natural
panchax2134983panch_ax
santera7311303santera_
santeras8311063santeras
storax1389783_storax
styrax1675243_styrax
tantara72410823tantara_
tantaras8269543tantaras
tantra63713353tant_ra_
tantras73112093tant_ras
thorax1638253__thorax
thraw1110515923__thraw
unthread1244603unthread
xanthan1736013xanth_an
yantra9449623yant_ra_
yantras10259003yant_ras

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027846.37621020.5
3Display Results84840.0302800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691846.81226231.8
 
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