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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 “heteropterous” 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.

22 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
heteropterous186309(None) 
heterogenous1654283hetero_genous
heterosporous1862363heterosporous
hymenopterous23181653hymenopterous
neuropterous1472893ne_uropterous
coleopterous1662484cole_opterous
hemipterous1852644h__emipterous
heteroatoms1654944heteroat__oms
heterocystous2192364heterocystous
heteroecious1763394hetero_ecious
heterogamous1863804hetero_gamous
heterogeneous1763324heterogeneous
heterologous1653534hetero_logous
heteronomous1763514hetero_nomous
heterophyllous2571894heterophyllous
heterotroph1964094hetero_t_roph
heterotrophs2063994hetero_t_rophs
heterozygous2862794hetero_zygous
homopterous1853574h__omopterous
hymenopterons23181794hymenopterons
lepidopterous1871364lepidopterous
macropterous1862544_macropterous

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024224.90619368.9
3Display Results22220.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691225.24934042.9
 
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