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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 “apoptosis” 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.

24 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
apoptosis134536(None) 
apoptoses1346441apoptoses
apodosis1146582apo_dosis
apophasis1646992apophasis
apophysis1956012apophysis
apoptotic1545072apoptotic
proptosis1348202proptosis
adiposis1146253adip_osis
alphosis1347273a_lphosis
amitosis1047203a_mitosis
apoapsis1244103apo_apsis
apodoses1136653apo_doses
apophases1647973apophases
apophonies1756523apophonies
apophyses1946113apophyses
apostasies1245583apostasies
apostolic1344553apostolic
apotheosis1553653apotheosis
apposes11511473ap_p_oses
athetosis1244643athetosis
exostosis1644423exostosis
ostosis71310123__ostosis
proptoses1349873proptoses
ptosis83611823___ptosis

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.876203985.2
2DLD Change Limit148641248.20318120.3
3Display Results24240.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691249.07919681.8
 
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