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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 “fossiliferous” 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.

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
fossiliferous197118(None) 
unfossiliferous218552unfossiliferous
fossilises1343784fossilise___s
fossilizes2243904fossilize___s
coniferous1545445co___niferous
ferriferous17112635f__erriferous
fissiparous1661345fiss__iparous
floriferous1752685f__loriferous
fossickers1942565fossi_cker__s
fossilise1243725fossilise____
fossilised1452725fossilise___d
fossilizations2654685fossilizations
fossilize2143855fossilize____
fossilized2343445fossilize___d
fusiliers1243715f_usili_er__s
gypsiferous2061545gyps__iferous
luminiferous1761655_luminiferous
metalliferous1861255metalliferous
nickeliferous2291125nickeliferous
odiferous1343945_o___diferous
odoriferous1552315_o_doriferous
ossifiers1274885_ossifi_er__s
oviferous1543725_o___viferous
pestiferous1653025_pes_tiferous
seminiferous1762145_seminiferous
siliceous1145035___silice_ous
somniferous1652645__somniferous
soporiferous1761935so_poriferous
umbelliferous2071325umbelliferous
viruliferous1861315_viruliferous
vociferous1853185vo___ciferous

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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790318.06315476.9
3Display Results31310.0301033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691318.49921024.9
 
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