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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 “doctoral” 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.

54 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
doctoral114630(None) 
doctorial1246691doctorial
doctor938992doctor__
doctorate1246802doctorate
doctored1245622doctored
doctorly1443112doctorly
doctors1039992doctor_s
pectoral121210502pectoral
postoral10311722postoral
sectoral10109542sectoral
auctorial11117323auctorial
choral115118493__choral
clitoral10106463clitoral
coral76033453__c_oral
corporal1248513corporal
dentural948083dentural
dextral1577003dext_ral
dicrotal1146823dicrotal
dictional1268613dictional
dioptral1144683diopt_ral
dipteral1147003dipteral
doctorates1346213doctorates
doctoring1346183doctoring
doctrinal1243913doctrinal
dotal64919623do_t__al
dotterel945063dotterel
dottrel834463do_ttrel
ductal938993duct__al
ecotonal1046253ecotonal
electoral1156733electoral
factorial1447033factorial
gooral7310463go__oral
litoral7610763_litoral
littoral845273littoral
nocturnal1143233nocturnal
nonmoral1049233nonmoral
nonoral7313603no_noral
nontonal849743nontonal
octal71214723_oct__al
octaval1243583_octaval
pastoral10310483pastoral
pectorals13128153pectorals
pictorial1348403pictorial
postural1049203postural
predoctoral1663133predoctoral
proctorial1447513proctorial
rectorial11119893rectorial
restoral8810983restoral
rostral7311333rost_ral
sectorial111110013sectorial
sororal7310653so_roral
suctorial11117723suctorial
tectorial11119033tectorial
vectorial14147403vectorial

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162547.57619292.8
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691548.01522294.6
 
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