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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 “spinthariscopes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

19 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
spinthariscopes24991(None) 
spinthariscope238861spinthariscope_
polariscopes18132305_p__olariscopes
spectroscopes2163395spect__roscopes
synchroscopes2563435s_ynch_roscopes
arthroscopes19125316__arth_roscopes
dichroscopes2254116_di_ch_roscopes
epidiascopes1961156epi_dia__scopes
ophthalmoscopes29312036op_hthalmoscopes
periscopes1646356_p____eriscopes
polariscope17122276_p__olariscope_
skiascopes1852576ski___a__scopes
sniperscopes1862086s__niper_scopes
spectroscope2063206spect__roscope_
spectroscopies2262676spect__roscopies
statoscopes1554826s___t_atoscopes
stethoscopes1963816s_teth__oscopes
synchroscope2463376s_ynch_roscope_
urethroscopes2062826_ureth_roscopes

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 Filter178691950240.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit95024198.19011602.4
3Display Results19190.0131461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691198.57620836.2
 
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