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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 “arthroscopic” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
arthroscopic216399(None) 
arthroscope1895002arthroscop_e
arthroscopes19125312arthroscopes
arthroscopies2064222arthroscopies
arthroscopy21133652arthroscop_y
orthoscopic2054242orth_oscopic
gastroscopic1963563gast_roscopic
anthropic1648424anthr___opic
arthrosis1247554arthros___is
arthrospore1663404arthrospo_re
arthrospores1763534arthrospores
cryoscopic1853514cr__yoscopic
fluoroscopic2162984fluoroscopic
gyroscopic2054004__gyroscopic
hygroscopic2453644_hygroscopic
laparoscopic2062474laparoscopic
macroscopic1855034_macroscopic
microscopic1856384_microscopic
stereoscopic1863544_stereoscopic
stethoscopic2163004steth_oscopic
stroboscopic2062494stroboscopic
urethroscope1962664urethroscop_e
urethroscopes2062824urethroscopes
uroscopic1555204___uroscopic

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790247.37616918.4
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691247.77922970.9
 
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