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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 “ridicule” 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.

38 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
ridicule114439(None) 
ridiculed1342371ridiculed
ridiculer1242591ridiculer
ridicules1244261ridicules
lodicule1143262lodicule
radicle103510712radic_le
reticule1049302reticule
ridiculers1351982ridiculers
graticule1254573graticule
icicle1036583_icic_le
lodicules1243363lodicules
midcult1246303mid_cult
miniscule1343123miniscule
pedicle1238973pedic_le
pedicure1345183pedicure
radiable11611303radiable
radiale83813523radi_ale
radical103312793radical_
radicals112610153radicals
radicate11412873radicate
radicel10278873radicel_
radicels11297183radicels
radicles11249703radic_les
radicular1245883radicular
reticle94112623retic_le
reticula1047413reticula
reticules1139013reticules
ridable101412493rid_able
riddle83915713rid__dle
rideable1158653rideable
ridiculing1442483ridiculing
ridiculous1352353ridiculous
risible937923risi_ble
silicle937753silic_le
silicula1065393silicula
siliculae1154283siliculae
spicule11269933_spicule
triticale1147513triticale

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162387.23320207.7
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.67223291.3
 
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