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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 “nicol” 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.

33 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
nicol7111329(None) 
nicols8810241nicols
cibol9512022cibol
col59360352__col
dicot85429092dicot
diol57329132di_ol
fico95824592fico_
icon66922042_icon
idol56818632_idol
incog838252incog
indol63714872indol
nerol51017812nerol
nicad8312612nicad
nice65534712nic_e
nicely1139492nicely
nicer74618292nicer
niche105016792niche
nick106627602nic_k
nickel123811342nickel
nickle123814482nickle
nicks114920492nicks
nidal65217102nidal
nihil8410282nihil
nil36144192ni__l
nill45634302ni_ll
ninon55517382ninon
niton55418282niton
nival84915772nival
pical95524372pical
picot95031012picot
picul95015362picul
tical76021492tical
viol76523592vi_ol

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 Limit53800331.65632487.9
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691331.96590936.9
 
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