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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 “polygraph” 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.

32 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
polygraph204510(None) 
polygraphs2145301polygraphs
bolograph1767292bolograph
holograph1879662holograph
polygraphed2353612polygraphed
polygrapher2254062polygrapher
polygraphic2464712polygraphic
allograph1547533allograph
bolographs1867533bolographs
holographs1979983holographs
holography2278613holography
homograph20810413homograph
logograph1646583logograph
monograph1748643monograph
nomograph1787543nomograph
odograph1577333_odograph
oleograph1547363_oleograph
paragraph1745013paragraph
phonograph2148813phonograph
photograph21411013photograph
polycarpy2153203polycarpy
polygala1443893polyg_ala
polygamy1944073polyg_amy
polygraphers2353403polygraphers
polygraphing2452673polygraphing
polygraphist2363143polygraphist
polymath1875963poly_math
polymorph2154363polymorph
telegraph1545143telegraph
tomograph1788713tomograph
topograph1787483topograph
xylograph2545133xylograph

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 Filter1786911486410.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148641326.92321470.6
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.34224338.2
 
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