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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 “chlorinate” 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.

31 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
chlorinate154612(None) 
chlorinated1744491chlorinated
chlorinates1645541chlorinates
chlorate133112692chlor__ate
chlorinator1653362chlorinator
chlorine133013302chlorin__e
chlorinity1853842chlorinity
chlorite133012842chlori__te
dechlorinate1853122dechlorinate
carinate103320253c__arinate
chlorates142512273chlor__ates
chlordane1544913chlor_dane
chloride143310243chlori__de
chlorin123113003chlorin___
chlorinating1854443chlorinating
chlorination1756243chlorination
chlorinators1753183chlorinators
chlorines142512353chlorin_es
chlorinities1754183chlorinities
chlorins132612883chlorin__s
chlorites142311963chlori__tes
chordate1448033ch_or_date
chorine123218363ch_orin__e
coordinate1344463c_oordinate
coronate103018213c__oronate
culminate1347813cul_minate
dechlorinated2062353dechlorinated
dechlorinates1952763dechlorinates
fluorinate1365103fluorinate
loricate10310663__loricate
unchlorinated1962043unchlorinated

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603316.25022496.5
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691316.66926794.3
 
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