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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 “parathyroid” 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.

22 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
parathyroid206225(None) 
parathyroids2161591parathyroids
paratyphoid2261943paratyphoid
pyrethroid1963423pyreth_roid
antithyroid1862644antithyroid
arachnoid1544514_arach_noid
erythroid1654934_eryth_roid
euthyroid1653684__euthyroid
hyperthyroid2762974hyper_thyroid
hypothyroid2663544hypothyroid
paraboloid1554084para_boloid
paranoid11311144para___noid
paraphysis2064534paraphy_sis
parasitoid13114534para_sitoid
parathion1446174parath_io_n
parathions1545324parath_ions
parathormone1961024parathormone
paratroop1352994parat__roop
paratyphoids2361344paratyphoids
parotoid11410034parot___oid
pyrethroids2052534pyreth_roids
thyroid1438254____thyroid

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 Limit148819228.92316678.1
3Display Results22220.0161375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691229.35919093.0
 
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