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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 “lepidopterans” 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.

28 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
lepidopterans187155(None) 
lepidopteran1761881lepidopteran_
lepidoptera1661762lepidoptera__
lepidopterous1871362lepidopterous
lepidopterist1871553lepidopterist
lepidopterists1971033lepidopterists
chiropterans1962854_chiropterans
hemipterans1852864hemi__pterans
lepidotes1244304lepido_te___s
neuropterans1462854ne_uropterans
plecopterans1862314ple__copterans
aminopterins1663285_aminopterins
chiropteran1852805_chiropteran_
coleopterans1662485_coleopterans
dipterans1245725____dipterans
epidotes1147025_epido_te___s
helicoptering2162115helicoptering
helicopters1853155helicopter__s
hemipteran1753295hemi__pteran_
homopterans1853135__homopterans
hymenopterans23181825hymenopterans
lepidolites1452415lepidolite___s
lepidopterology249955lepidopterology
lepidote1144685lepido_te____
neuropteran1363425ne_uropteran_
orthopterans1793395_orthopterans
plecopteran1762705ple__copteran_
trichopterans2062305trichopterans

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790288.76614235.7
3Display Results28280.030933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691289.18619452.5
 
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