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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 “melanoblasts” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
melanoblasts166269(None) 
melanoblast1553161melanoblast_
megaloblasts1762292megaloblasts
ameloblasts15162623amel__oblasts
megaloblast1662843megaloblast_
mesoblasts1453983me__soblasts
myeloblasts1852713myel__oblasts
xenoblasts1953563xe__noblasts
ameloblast1463214amel__oblast_
ectoblasts1454034_e_ctoblasts
endoblasts1354324_e_ndoblasts
entoblasts1254754_e_ntoblasts
megaloblastic2062134megaloblastic
melanists1148624melan___ists
melanomas1345134melano_ma__s
melanomata1453624melano_ma_ta
melanoses1147294melano___ses
melanosis1145574melano___sis
mesoblast1345174me__soblast_
myeloblast1753244myel__oblast_
myoblasts1643904m___yoblasts
sandblasts1393684__sandblasts
statoblasts1353164_statoblasts
xenoblast1854454xe__noblast_

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790246.92318025.4
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691247.32624391.3
 
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