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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 “spectrum” 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.

34 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
spectrum144407(None) 
spectrums1543171spectrums
electrum1245212electrum
plectrum1453952plectrum
spectra11275832spectr_a
spectral12246192spectral
spectre11297772spectr_e
spectres12268682spectres
speculum1474192speculum
centrum1168603_centrum
chetrum1445343che_trum
decorum1246943_decorum
diestrum1145363diestrum
electrums1344483electrums
estrum81810513__estrum
oestrum9177783_oestrum
plectrums1553033plectrums
rectum103411283_rect_um
sacrum103910143s_ac_rum
sanctum1145293sanct_um
scrum95418203s__c_rum
septum1038003s_ept_um
serum75223473s_e__rum
sistrum946563s_istrum
specious1247483specious
spectate12248833spectate
specter113111733spect_er
specters122811063specters
speculums1562903speculums
sperm93216023spe__r_m
spiculum1464213spiculum
sputum1035943sp_ut_um
strum75619453s___trum
tectum10328603_tect_um

Search took 9 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 Limit146162347.78318779.6
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691348.21921741.2
 
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