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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 “canids” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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88 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
canids9511813(None) 
caids85226431ca_ids
candids113812691candids
canid85526341canid_
cyanids13297931cyanids
ranids75118701ranids
acarids105312242acarids
acids87121012_acids
aids57846372_a_ids
amids85627522_amids
ands57833622_an_ds
anils56326722_anils
anis45746472_ani_s
bands85233432ban_ds
cabins104418922cabins
caddis104613382caddis
cadis84428502cadi_s
cads76144532ca__ds
caid77837542ca_id_
cains75334302ca_ins
cairds96411512cairds
califs114915892califs
canals84421672canals
canards10311202canards
candid104517852candid
candida114110252candida
candidas12338652candidas
candies104125612candies
candy115119822can_dy
caned85838092caned_
caners84629202caners
canes75350372can_es
canine83826702canine
canines93724032canines
caning94128632caning
cannas84518402cannas
canoes84725882canoes
canons85522062canons
cans65050852can__s
cansos84915382cansos
cantos84826972cantos
cants77036942can_ts
cantus85117762cantus
canvas113813332canvas
capias10318352capias
capsids1239332capsids
cards85137932ca_rds
caries85147622caries
carnies94123962carnies
catnips1195892catnips
caulds95512382caulds
cavies114525002cavies
cavils114014392cavils
cebids11439182cebids
cnida878962c_nida
conics103920592conics
conies84338592conies
conins84327242conins
conoids10813882conoids
cupids11369192cupids
cyanid123912042cyanid_
cyanide13298842cyanide
cyanides14258002cyanides
cyanins122910012cyanins
cynics13377362cynics
danios7314602danios
gadids95611822gadids
ganoids939332ganoids
halids104016132halids
hands95327382han_ds
lands65426902lan_ds
maids86327152ma_ids
manias84029032manias
manics103919932manics
mantids103113622mantids
panics103815362panics
qaids156116322qa_ids
raids65827522ra_ids
rands65930452ran_ds
ranid66429332ranid_
ranis55235842rani_s
rapids94913892rapids
saids65328862sa_ids
sands65228582san_ds
sanies63031952sanies
sayids104310972sayids
wands96425482wan_ds
zanies153219672zanies

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551882.64031269.3
3Display Results88880.0302933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691883.03058973.9
 
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