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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 “metallurgical” 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.

25 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
metallurgical187153(None) 
metallurgically2371302metallurgically
metallurgies1561933metallurgi_es
metallurgist1561783metallurgi_st
metallurgists1661373metallurgists
metalloidal1452774metall__oidal
metallurgy1651794metallurg___y
metaphorical2163514metaphor_ical
metrological1748374metrol_ogical
demiurgical1791515de__miurgical
ethological1748195_ethol_ogical
etiological1448415_etiol_ogical
liturgical1352115lit___urgical
metaethical1852945meta__ethical
metallic1247645metall___ic__
metallically1954105metall___ically
metallics1346135metall___ic_s
metaphysical2462825meta_physical
metathetical1953755meta_thetical
metrical12311595met____r_ical
microsurgical2062465microsurgical
mythological2346905mythol_ogical
neurosurgical1661835neurosurgical
petrological1758595petrol_ogical
theurgical1652355__t_heurgical

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 Filter1786911247900.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit124790258.20315212.7
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691258.35921377.1
 
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