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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 “pharynges” 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
pharynges184288(None) 
pharynxes2441921pharynxes
larynges1244502_larynges
phalanges1565362phalanges
pharyngal1851812pharyngal
pharyngals1951482pharyngals
pharyngeal1951542pharyngeal
changes134517583cha__nges
charges134615983char__ges
harangues1344633_harangues
larynxes1842453_larynxes
oropharynges21101213oropharynges
parangs104314373p_arang_s
parges94529543p_ar__ges
parings104219213p_aring_s
phages125213513pha___ges
phalange1465193phalange_
phalanger1554113phalanger
phalangers1673763phalangers
phalanxes2153913phalanxes
pharisees1444633pharisees
pharmings17254723pharming_s
pharoses13310313phar_oses
pharyngitis2061463pharyngitis
pharynx2241813pharyn__x
wharfages1942633wharfages

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641267.25020502.2
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.70323197.6
 
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