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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 “biocidal” 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.

42 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
biocidal134494(None) 
biocide1237322biocid_e
biocides1336932biocides
biotical1248862biotical
ecocidal1354962ecocidal
asocial998653asoci_al
biaxial1645363biaxi_al
biblical1445923biblical
bicaudal1343423bicaudal
bifacial15105273bifaci_al
bifocal1445373bifoc__al
bimodal1245663bi_modal
binomial1246223binomi_al
bioclean1243153bioclean
biosocial1344043biosoci_al
bipedal1245683bi_pedal
biracial12107973biraci_al
biradial1167713biradial
bridal9511453b__ridal
cotidal1038463_cotidal
deicidal1245713deicidal
discoidal1355413discoidal
fucoidal1443783fucoidal
genocidal1343913genocidal
geoidal936713geo_idal
hyoidal1444803hyo_idal
incisal947373_incisal
incudal1045863_incudal
lipoidal1144473lipoidal
miticidal1444183miticidal
mucoidal1344793mucoidal
ovicidal1443923ovicidal
ovoidal1144023ovo_idal
pilonidal1243663pilonidal
piscinal1285843piscinal
social8813333_soci_al
suicidal1146073suicidal
vicinal12268543vi_cinal
viricidal1543843viricidal
virucidal1552453virucidal
viscoidal1543173viscoidal
zooidal1745093_zooidal

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162427.01320841.6
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.45223978.9
 
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