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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 “polyps” 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.

33 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
polyps1347976(None) 
polyp125611531polyp_
polypi13458591polypi
polypus14346931polypus
polys105718761poly_s
palps94719562pal_ps
plops95920332p_lops
ploys105816592ploy_s
polars84419352polars
poleis86018352poleis
polers84225642polers
poles75351002pol_es
poleyns1236112poleyns
polies84034582polies
polios84019722polios
polis74731162pol_is
polkas1239102polkas
polls74627722pol_ls
polos76129912pol_os
pols66044562pol__s
poly96235152poly__
polyol1138712polyol
polyols1238492polyols
polyped1537172polyped
polypeds1645772polypeds
polypod1546982polypod
polypods1647112polypods
polypous1547982polypous
pomps115316192po_mps
poops94422412po_ops
pops86340952po__ps
pulps95116482pul_ps
tolyls9436962tolyls

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551332.78029694.6
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.17256333.9
 
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