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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 “calligraphers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
calligraphers216222(None) 
calligrapher2052581calligrapher_
calligraphies2153192calligraphies
calligraphic2252873calligraph_ic
calligraphist2182113calligraphist
calligraphists2291133calligraphists
calligraphy2262563calligraph__y
cartographers2194463cartographers
paleographers21114243paleographers
allographs1648064_allograph__s
altigraphs1654314_altigraph__s
bibliographers2462534bibliographers
callipers1356494calli___p_ers
cartographer2096114cartographer_
chirographers2494694chirographers
chorographers24106124chorographers
cosmographers2353594cosmographers
epigraphers1953404__epigraphers
hagiographers2353744hagiographers
holographers2166224_holographers
metallographers2371844metallographers
paleographer20115734paleographer_
paragraphers2093034pa_ragraphers
polygraphers2353404_polygraphers
serigraphers1853574_serigraphers
telegraphers1853794_telegraphers
xylographers2853814_xylographers

Search took 9 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 Filter178691950240.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit95024278.14311669.4
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691278.54620909.3
 
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