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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 “metalloidal” 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.

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
metalloidal145278(None) 
metalloid1246202metalloid__
metalloids1344862metalloid_s
meteoroidal1462783meteoroidal
alkaloidal1551664alka_loidal
allodial9117394___allodial
colloidal1244914__colloidal
crystalloidal19101884crystalloidal
emulsoidal1381464_emulsoidal
ethmoidal1552764_et_hmoidal
keloidal1344104ke___loidal
metaethical1852944metaethical
metalled1148994metall_ed__
metallic1247644metall_i__c
metallically1954104metall_ically
metallics1346134metall_i_cs
metallike1555894metall_i_ke
metalline1158734metall_i_ne
metalling1249594metall_i_ng
metallist1159674metall_i_st
metallists1266714metall_ists
metallize2067154metall_i_ze
metallized2265584metall_ized
metallizes2156684metall_izes
metallurgical1871534metallurgical
metaphorical2163524metaphorical
metazoal1944474meta_zo__al
metrological1748374metrological
petaloid1148754peta_loid__

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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819298.44017632.6
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691298.89220095.7
 
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