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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 “ferocious” 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.

30 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
ferocious144519(None) 
atrocious1146042atrocious
felonious1244452felonious
ferociously1955182ferociously
veracious1447122veracious
ceraceous1346353ceraceous
delicious1246713delicious
edacious1146023_edacious
erosions8310343_erosions
felicitous1543753felicitous
fermions1336203fer_mions
ferocities1548243ferocities
ferocity1645993feroci_ty
ferreous1146043fer_reous
ferrous1049803fer__rous
folious103710733f__olious
fractious1456143f_ractious
fugacious1543613fugacious
furious103110633fur__ious
gracious1138593_gracious
melodious1245233melodious
pernicious1445503pernicious
pervious1337543per_vious
precious12310593_precious
precocious1644743precocious
sericeous1146343sericeous
serious73616283ser__ious
serotinous1044843serotinous
tenacious1146423tenacious
voracious1445503voracious

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641307.41020059.5
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691307.83022821.3
 
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