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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 “metabolic” 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.

30 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
metabolic154532(None) 
catabolic1544652catabolic
metabolism1654892metabolism
metabolite1446022metabolite
metabolize2364952metabolize
metallic1247642meta_llic
metazoic2145432metazo_ic
anabolic1246213_anabolic
diabolic1345733_diabolic
ecbolic1345623_e_cbolic
embolic1347423_e_mbolic
epibolic1444913_epibolic
medallic1345113meda_llic
megalopic1644163megalopic
melanotic1345393melanotic
metabolisms1754243metabolisms
metabolites1555053metabolites
metabolized2553913metabolized
metabolizes2454663metabolizes
metagenic1445913metagenic
metallics1346133meta_llics
metalloid1246203metalloid
metameric1546203metameric
metaphoric1955953metaphoric
meteoric1247303met_eoric
methodic1656923met_hodic
methylic1846013met_hylic
metopic1339763met__opic
parabolic1546283parabolic
petrolic1249693pet_rolic

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641306.95321378.0
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.40924118.1
 
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