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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 “lyrics” 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.

31 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
lyrics1135794(None) 
lyric104512721lyric_
clerics1149332clerics
cynics13377362cynics
darics94314112darics
eyries93816812eyries
kyries133411372kyries
laics76419252l_aics
laris54737462lari_s
logics95711122logics
lorica8310442lorica
lories64933042lories
loris55329152lori_s
lyres85019962lyr_es
lyrical1236492lyrical
lyricise13889972lyricise
lyricism15919102lyricism
lyricist13718982lyricist
lyricon1243712lyricon
lyricons1343582lyricons
lyrism1137472lyrism
lyrisms1235652lyrisms
lyrist9312292lyrist
lyrists1036962lyrists
lysins94610952lysins
lysis84511462lysi_s
lytic104513032lytic_
myrica1336832myrica
myricas1436752myricas
pyric123815072pyric_
torics85118352torics

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551312.30035891.7
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691312.65667278.2
 
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