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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 “lycea” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

36 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
lycea1041894(None) 
lycee104716741lycee
lycra10317971lycra
fyce126316832fyce_
fyces139813642fyces
lace66848472lace_
laced87132642laced
lacer75833752lacer
laces76141762laces
lacey105820912lacey
lea37660182l__ea
lice66045062lice_
loca65527682loc_a
luce65132572luce_
luces75528432luces
lutea54819072lutea
lycees11428862lycees
lyceum1343952lyceum
lych126015762lyc_h
lychee143710892lychee
lyches144213612lyches
lycras11287252lycras
lye66533412ly_e_
lyes75530832ly_es
lyncean1292922lyncean
lyre75623792lyre_
lyres85019962lyres
lyse76320592lyse_
lysed95011562lysed
lyses84518252lyses
lyssa835712lyssa
lytta888062lytta
syce95820282syce_
sycee105018622sycee
syces106416462syces
yea66445752_y_ea

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800361.53335094.6
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691361.84297009.2
 
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