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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 “sebaceous” 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.

29 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
sebaceous134391(None) 
setaceous1145321setaceous
ceraceous1346352ceraceous
cetaceous1344942cetaceous
fabaceous1643072fabaceous
herbaceous1753022herbaceous
sericeous1146342sericeous
apiaceous1344053apiaceous
araceous1049183_araceous
arenaceous1253633arenaceous
edacious1146023_edacious
micaceous1544223micaceous
pinaceous1345323pinaceous
poaceous1267173_poaceous
pomaceous1544473pomaceous
predaceous1553943predaceous
rosaceous1144243rosaceous
sagacious1244673sagacious
salacious1147103salacious
sepalous1047523sepa_lous
sequacious2152653sequacious
siliceous1145033siliceous
spacious1237813s_pacious
subaqueous2151483subaqueous
tenacious1146423tenacious
testaceous1253313testaceous
tufaceous1442863tufaceous
veracious1447123veracious
vinaceous1444173vinaceous

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641296.98321286.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.42224075.9
 
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