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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 “cancerous” 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.

66 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
cancerous136753(None) 
cankerous1566051cankerous
acerous9513332_a_cerous
anserous8410542_anserous
cancellous1443642cancellous
cancerously1854412cancerously
cancers114018582cancer__s
canorous10310192can_orous
chancrous1644872chanc_rous
cinderous1247042cinderous
dangerous1146102dangerous
rancorous1145282rancorous
acetous9410363_a_cetous
anurous7311553_an_urous
apterous10410463_apterous
banderols1245953banderols
bannerols1144093bannerols
cachous14312583ca_c_hous
cadaverous1652443cadaverous
calcareous1443563calcareous
calciferous1852923calciferous
calculous1344793calculous
cancelers13247863cancelers
cancels114113313cance__ls
cancer104220923cancer___
cancered132411553cancer_ed
cancroid1346523canc_roid
cancroids1444533canc_roids
caners84629203can_er__s
cankers134418753canker__s
cannelons1145213cannelons
canneries11313083canneries
canners93822663canner__s
canoers94318373canoer__s
canters94827733canter__s
carcajous20134743carcajous
caseous9312513ca_se_ous
cavernous1444563ca_vernous
cerous85821203___cerous
chanceries1747653chanceries
chancers154313493chancer__s
ciceros1158583c_icero_s
cinereous1144993cin_ereous
clangorous1353313clangorous
conceptus15295873conceptus
concerns122710833concer_ns
concertos132711133concertos
concerts123016063concer_ts
coniferous1545443coniferous
dancers103413093dancer__s
fencerows1742243fencerows
generous939773gen_erous
lancers93616643lancer__s
larcenous1145013larcenous
nacreous1045763na_creous
noncancerous1662583noncancerous
onerous7312973_on_erous
ponderous1267273ponderous
precancerous1851963precancerous
racemous1246953ra_cemous
rancheros14255793ranchero_s
santeros8311193santero_s
slanderous1144893slanderous
sorcerous1145913sorcerous
ulcerous1046163_ulcerous
wanderoos1345553wanderoos

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641666.73322076.5
3Display Results66660.0164125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691667.16924925.5
 
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