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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 “polities” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

35 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
polities10272234(None) 
policies122415661policies
politics122513811politics
colitis92617352coliti_s
colitises11311742colitises
comities12317792comities
iolites73819482iolit_es
jollities1647872jollities
oolites72817842oolit_es
parities10522982parities
pelites93821992pelit_es
piosities11311722piosities
pities83828082p__ities
platies93722542p_laties
ploidies1138172ploidies
plotties103111412plotties
podites103014732podit_es
polarities121211772polarities
polices113118052poli_ces
polies84034582pol__ies
polishes13711782polishes
polite83625072polit_e_
politer92417072polit_er
politest10312942polit_est
politic112918712politi_c
politick16289332politick
politicks17276842politicks
politico122510012politico
politicoes14265012politicoes
politicos13287082politicos
positives1459172positives
posties93128812po_sties
potties93723542po_tties
probities13312652probities
purities10316282purities

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059353.43635232.5
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.84246509.9
 
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