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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 “hydrochlorides” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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
hydrochlorides2714214(None) 
hydrochloride26132311hydrochloride_
hypochlorites2662283hy_pochlorites
hydrocolloids2362014hydrocolloid_s
hydrologies1948184hydro__logi_es
hydroperoxides31141564hydroperoxides
hydrothoraces2562944hydroth_oraces
hydrothoraxes3062594hydroth_oraxes
hypochlorite2582674hy_pochlorite_
tetrachlorides2071724tetrachlorides
chlorides15289755_____chlorides
hydrobiologies2473805hydrobiologi_es
hydroceles1954605hydrocel____es
hydrocolloid2262515hydrocolloid__
hydrocolloidal247915hydrocolloidal
hydrologists2046095hydro__logists
hydroperoxide30121585hydroperoxide_
hydrophobias2693835hydroph_obi_as
hydrophones2356385hydroph_o__nes
hydroxides2544905hydr____oxides
hydroxylamines3362905hydroxylamines
tetrachloride1962075tetrachloride_

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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024225.59616980.7
3Display Results22220.0131692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691225.96529956.6
 
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