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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 “methodise” 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.

35 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
methodise154551(None) 
methodised1753781methodised
methodises1645461methodises
methodism1745231methodism
methodist1547011methodist
methodize2445711methodize
melodise1147592me_lodise
methodic1656912methodi_c
methodisms1844562methodisms
methodists1644972methodists
methodized2644822methodized
methodizes2545582methodizes
methods1338882method_s_
methoxide2244172methoxide
authorise1248023authorise
ethoxies1845703_ethoxies
mehndis1343583me_hndis_
melodies11310123me_lodies
melodised1345043me_lodised
melodises1247603me_lodises
melodist1149743me_lodist
melodize2046663me_lodize
memorise121411433me_morise
metalise10416053met_alise
meteorite1148173meteorite
methadone1544433methadone
methedrine1644713methedrine
methionine1554543methionine
method1239023method___
methodical1845143methodical
methodising1853803methodising
methodistic1954233methodistic
methoxides2344033methoxides
methylase1744233methylase
motorise10311523mot_orise

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641357.26620457.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.70223200.6
 
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