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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 “lecithins” 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.

27 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
lecithins144398(None) 
lecithin1344311lecithin_
lecithinase1651482lecithinase
lectins92515002lec_t_ins
lecythis1642872lecythi_s
cecities12312043cecit_ies
citrins92614363__citrins
leching134613653lec__hing
lecithinases1761443lecithinases
lecterns1035943lec_terns
lectin82515013lec_t_in_
lections102413843lec_tions
lecythi1542433lecythi__
lecythus1641783lecyth_us
lengthens1343353lengthens
lenities8315943lenit_ies
leniting9312353lenit_ing
lenitions939473lenitions
leptins92412693le_pt_ins
leviathans1651373leviathans
levities11310713levit_ies
lithias1038823l__ithias
pectins112315233pec_t_ins
reciting113118073recit_ing
withins133511693__withins
zecchins2443533zec_chins
zechins21137123zec__hins

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641277.86018911.1
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691278.29621539.4
 
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