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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 “protocol” 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
protocol124647(None) 
protocols1347201protocols
protocoled1544982protocoled
protopod1347352protopod
protozoa1945422protozoa
protozoal2045442protozoal
erotical101911983erotical
photocell1654103photocell
photocopy2155643photocopy
portico11310143portico_
porticos1238373porticos
precool1139013preco_ol
propenol1246473propenol
proposal1247743proposal
prosomal1248543prosomal
protect11313633protec_t
protector13169533protector
protects1239743protects
protocoling1654853protocoling
protocolled1652883protocolled
proton84318893prot__on
protonic12314593protonic
protons93118003proto_ns
protopods1446993protopods
protoxid1849143protoxid
protozoan2045943protozoan
protozoic2246153protozoic
protozoon2054413protozoon
protyl11308213prot__yl
retool63914483_reto_ol
rococo1036813_rococo_
rococos1145903_rococos

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.733243780.4
2DLD Change Limit146162328.79616616.9
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691329.54518720.9
 
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