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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 “naturopaths” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

24 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
naturopaths1612234(None) 
naturopath15122451naturopath_
naturopathy19132131naturopathy
naturopathic1962412naturopathic
naturopathies1892202naturopathies
neuropaths1554282n_europaths
neuropath1454543n_europath_
neuropathy1853853n_europathy
allopaths1444964_a_llopaths
arthropathy2263014arthropathy
enteropathy1953314enteropathy
hydropaths2255674_hydropaths
maturates11311764matur__ates
naprapathy2061494na_prapathy
natrolites1047414nat_rolites
naturals847904natur__a_ls
naturists947514natur_ist_s
nephropathy2462134nephropathy
neuropathic1854684n_europathic
neuropathies1764114n_europathies
osteopaths1553214ost_eopaths
saturates9811604satur__ates
turpeths1373154__tur_peths
warpaths1643974wa__r_paths

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819249.48615688.3
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691249.91918015.0
 
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