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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 “spicae” 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.

45 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
spicae10431370(None) 
spica94717941spica_
spicas104715821spicas
spicate113214191spicate
spice95528811spic_e
apical10913902apical
epical10413392epical
pica85831492_pica_
pical95524372_pical
picas94626522_picas
pice84641092_pic_e
plicae10410952plicae
saice75424052saic_e
seiche11811832seiche
sice65545592s_ic_e
slice74925822slic_e
space95325672spac_e
spae65034322sp__ae
specie10412222specie
spic85227432spic__
spicated13309902spicated
spiced115218312spiced
spicer104719312spicer
spices104326032spices
spicey134414232spicey
spicier115112462spicier
spick134519072spic_k
spicks144814992spicks
spics94123242spic_s
spiculae12218602spiculae
spicule11269932spicule
spicy125417712spic_y
spike114922842spi_ke
spile75230082spi_le
spinage10289652spinage
spinal84915312spinal
spinate93114812spinate
spine76534422spi_ne
spiraea9407982spiraea
spiral83715342spiral
spire75828692spi_re
spirea84015632spirea
spital83813872spital
spite75430662spi_te
splice104915102splic_e

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551452.22037185.1
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691452.59668833.2
 
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