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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 “methodical” 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.

26 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
methodical184513(None) 
immethodical2261322immethodical
methodic1656912methodic__
methodically2356142methodically
ethical1238443_eth__ical
ethnical1346363_eth_nical
mechanical19115733mechanical
medical12312513me___dical
melodica1344983me_lodica_
melodicas1444843me_lodicas
metaphorical2163503metaphorical
methodise1545513methodi_se
methodised1753783methodised
methodises1645463methodises
methodism1745233methodi_sm
methodisms1844563methodisms
methodist1547013methodi_st
methodists1644963methodists
methodize2445713methodi_ze
methodized2644823methodized
methodizes2545583methodizes
metical11315363met___ical
metrical12311583met__rical
monodical1447003m_onodical
mythical1845023myth__ical
periodical1546813periodical

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 Filter1786911406030.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit140603267.03020000.4
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.21624763.2
 
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