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

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

34 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
phototelegraphy298169(None) 
photography25410074photo____graphy
phytogeography3262734phytoge_ography
radiotelegraphy25121964radiotelegraphy
phonography2568305phono____graphy
photograph21411015photo____graph_
photographs22411475photo____graphs
radiotelegraph21142055radiotelegraph_
radiotelegraphs22131945radiotelegraphs
telegraphy1954375_____telegraphy
choreography2656006ch__ore_ography
chorography2548456choro____graphy
holography2278616_h__o__lography
paleogeography2682206paleoge_ography
phlebography2853616ph___lebography
phonograph2148816phono____graph_
phonographs2248906phono____graphs
photoengrave2172816photo_e_ngra_ve
photoengraved2382136photo_e_ngraved
photoengraver2282316photo_e_ngraver
photoengraves2292706photo_e_ngraves
photographed2458666photo____graphed
photographer2349696photo____grapher
photographic25410316photo____graphic
photolithograph2581396photolithograph_
photomicrograph3081176photomicrograph_
phytogeographer3072376phytoge_ographer
phytogeographic3292246phytoge_ographic
pictography2446076picto____graphy
prosopography2362876proso__pography
prototrophy21254496protot____rophy
telegraph1545146_____telegraph_
telegraphs1645196_____telegraphs
zoogeography3152976_zo_oge_ography

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024348.15611650.8
3Display Results34340.0331030.3
 (SQL Overall)178691348.54920902.0
 
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