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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 “photolithographa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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

38 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
photolithograph2581391photolithograph_
photomicrograph3081174photomicrograph_
lithograph1965636_____lithograph_
lithographs2065646_____lithographs
lithography2365376_____lithography
photoautotroph24101636photoaut_otroph_
photoautotrophs25101526photoaut_otrophs
photograph21411016ph__o__t_ograph_
photographs22411476ph__o__t_ographs
photography25410076ph__o__t_ography
phototelegraphy2981696photo_telegraphy
phytogeography3262736phyto__geography
autobiography2463077_autobi__ography
chromatograph26134557ch_romat_ograph_
chromatographs27134377ch_romat_ographs
chromatography30134387ch_romat_ography
heliograph1946907_h__eli__ograph_
heliographs2047127_h__eli__ographs
historiography2672337histori__ography
holograph1879667_h__ol___ograph_
holographs1979987_h__ol___ographs
holography2278617_h__ol___ography
lithographed2254387_____lithographed
lithographer2155027_____lithographer
lithographic2355697_____lithographic
orthography2355177____o_rthography
phlebography2853617ph___l_ebography
phonograph2148817ph__o___nograph_
phonographs2248907ph__o___nographs
phonography2568307ph__o___nography
photographed2458667ph__o__t_ographed
photographer2349697ph__o__t_ographer
photographic25410317ph__o__t_ographic
physiography2954497ph__ysi__ography
phytogeographer3072377phyto__geographer
phytogeographic3292247phyto__geographic
polarography2353907p___ol_arography
prosopography2362877proso___pography

Search took 9 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 Filter178691950240.340525561.8
2DLD Change Limit95024388.47011218.9
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691388.82620246.0
 
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