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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 “delicacy” 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.

29 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
delicacy164425(None) 
celibacy1742642celibacy
delegacy1543532delegacy
delicate11315492delicate
indelicacy1852432indelicacy
celiac101910433celi_ac_
celiacs11157893celi_acs
decay114718483de__ca_y
dedicate12312803dedicate
delay94820633del__a_y
delicacies1545133delicacies
delicately1644533delicately
delicates12314313delicates
delict94320333deli__ct
delicts104012253delic_ts
delivery15286553delivery
democracy1952653democracy
deviancy1754183deviancy
efficacy2152523efficacy
felicity1647913felicity
feminacy1844443feminacy
heliac111010893heli_ac_
helical12311153helica_l
helically1749433helically
helicity1648503helicity
mediacy1536143medi_acy
pelican1139433pelica_n
pelicans1238093pelicans
telically1449853telically

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 Limit146162296.95321021.4
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.38924183.4
 
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