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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 “epidermis” 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.

24 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
epidermis144408(None) 
epidermic1643751epidermic
epiderms1345041epiderm_s
epidemic1545302epide_mic
epidemics1643992epide_mics
epiderm1236192epiderm__
epidermal1444322epidermal
epidermises1652502epidermises
epidermoid1652452epidermoid
exodermis1983832exodermis
dermis94717163___dermis
eiders74321363e_ider__s
endermic1356173e_ndermic
endodermis14113783endodermis
epididymis196993epididymis
epidurals1242193epidurals
epimeres12117653epimer_es
epimeric1476763epimer_ic
epimers11109493epimer__s
exoderms1864493exoderm_s
hypodermis2154433hypodermis
periderms1444993periderm_s
spiderish1544493spider_ish
spiders103914413spider__s

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit148641246.61022487.3
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691247.12325086.5
 
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