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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 “mesencephalon” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
mesencephalon227228(None) 
metencephalon2272401metencephalon
mesencephala2172402mesencephal_a
mesencephalic2472592mesencephalic
myelencephalon2681602myelencephalon
telencephalon2072202telencephalon
diencephalon2072483_diencephalon
encephalon1753683___encephalon
metencephala2172433metencephal_a
metencephalic2472813metencephalic
prosencephalon2381553prosencephalon
myelencephala2591724myelencephal_a
myelencephalic2882034myelencephalic
rhinencephalon2481734rhinencephalon
telencephala1972494telencephal_a
telencephalic2272734telencephalic
anencephalic2163035_anencephalic
anencephaly2162405_anencephal_y
diencephala1962455_diencephal_a
diencephalic2262815_diencephalic
encephala1653885___encephal_a
enkephalin1973005___enkephalin
mesenchymal2361495mesenchymal__
mesenteron1252895mesente___ron
mesonephroi1861515meson_eph_roi
mesonephros1861645meson_eph_ros
prosencephala2271705prosencephal_a
prosencephalic2571895prosencephalic
rhombencephalon29101255rhombencephalon

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit124790299.11013698.1
3Display Results29290.033878.8
 (SQL Overall)178691299.56318685.7
 
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