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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 “limerick” 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.

38 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
limerick164540(None) 
limericks1744401limericks
dimeric12310012dimeric_
chimeric1746743chimeric_
dimerism1347213dimerism
dimerize2048113dimerize
dimetric1348653dimetric_
dineric10310973dineric_
epimeric1476763epimeric_
firebrick2042583firebrick
gimcrack1942443gimcrack
gimmick1843273gim_mick
homeric14312213homeric_
homesick1944413homesick
laverock1743543laverock
licorice1246133licorice
limbeck1744173lim_beck
limbering1488793limbering
limbic12528743lim_bic_
limekiln1441863limekiln
limnetic1255583limnetic_
limnic10418843lim_nic_
lipstick1684493lipstick
literacy1346803literacy
liveried1238733liveried
liveries11314373liveries
livering122012383livering
liverish1447863liverish
lovesick1742853lovesick
maverick1944033maverick
medick154010133__medick
mimetic1338653mimetic_
numeric1158193numeric_
numerics1266283numerics
pinprick1843063pinprick
rimrock1544383rim_rock
sidekick1442633sidekick
trimeric1246933trimeric_

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162387.37319824.0
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.81222873.9
 
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