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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 “nitpicker” 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.

26 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
nitpicker174220(None) 
nitpicked1842201nitpicked
nitpickers1841881nitpickers
nitpickier1851211nitpickier
nitpick1543782nitpick__
nitpicks1643182nitpick_s
nitpicky1951692nitpick_y
deticker1545283det_icker
mimicker1843313mi_micker
mispickel1942973mispickel
nicker123818703n___icker
nippier11319833nippi__er
nitpickiest1961243nitpickiest
nitpicking1943033nitpicking
nitrifier1245963nitrifier
nittier73512243nitti__er
noticer937273not_ic_er
nutpick1543883nutpick__
nutpicks1643423nutpick_s
picker144422173___picker
picnicker1942693picnicker
ragpicker1841703ragpicker
sticker133515883_st_icker
thicker163611023__thicker
ticker124321503__t_icker
tricker134615523__tricker

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641266.92321470.6
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.35924282.0
 
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