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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 “metaphors” 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.

28 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
metaphors164568(None) 
metaphor1544911metaphor_
metaphoric1955952metaphoric
anaphors1346633_anaphors
cataphora16143613cataphora
cataphoras17133733cataphoras
detachers1536483detachers
ephors11311403_e__phors
matadors1156963mata_dors
megaphone1744743megaphone
megaphones1844683megaphones
megapods1444893megap_ods
melaphyre1952503melaphyre
melaphyres2052873melaphyres
metalwork1843403metalwork
metalworks1943563metalworks
metamers1249623meta_mers
metanephros1862043metanephros
metaphase1644953metaphase
metaphases1745053metaphases
metaphrase1753533metaphrase
metathorax2253083metathorax
meteors94610013met__eors
methods1338883met__hods
metopons12107023metop_ons
retailors9285343retailors
semaphore1644333semaphore
semaphores1744673semaphores

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641286.86021667.8
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.02925422.0
 
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