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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 “cepheids” 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.

36 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
cepheids164424(None) 
cepheid1545431cepheid_
aphids125110843_aph_ids
beheads1338523be_heads
capsids1239333cap_sids
catheads1438123catheads
cebids11439173ce__bids
ceboids1237653ce_boids
cepes94424463cep_e__s
cephalins1666603cephalins
cestoids11308273cestoids
cichlids1643663cichlids
ciphers14379993ciphe_rs
clupeids1343243clupeids
coheads13289233c_oheads
coheirs1236753c_oheirs
cowherds1735423cowherds
cupids11369193cup__ids
cyphers17316753cyphe_rs
depends11348993dep_ends
ephebes1436153_ephebes
ephebos1444113_ephebos
ephebus1443283_ephebus
ephods1238363_eph_ods
hopheads17276613hopheads
leporids1145673leporids
nephews1533323nephe_ws
nereids838743ne_reids
peptids12239323pep_tids
redheads1336173redheads
repleads11357213repleads
sapheads1466083sapheads
scaphoids1744603scaphoids
shepherds1843223shepherds
typhoids1745493typhoids
xiphoids2144193xiphoids

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162367.72018932.9
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691368.15621909.1
 
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