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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 “methodists” 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.

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
methodists164497(None) 
methodises1645461methodises
methodisms1844561methodisms
methodist1547011methodist_
melodists1246632me_lodists
methodise1545512methodis_e
methodised1753782methodised
methodism1745232methodis_m
methodistic1954232methodistic
methodizes2545582methodizes
ethicists1445443_ethicists
mechanists1745893mechanists
meliorists1245983meliorists
melodises1247603me_lodises
melodist1149743me_lodist_
metalists11412663met_alists
metallists1266713metallists
methodic1656913methodi__c
methodical1845143methodical
methodising1853803methodising
methodize2445713methodi_ze
methodized2644823methodized
methods1338883method___s
methoxides2344033methoxides
metrists1039853met__rists
monodists1247703m_onodists
motorists1149913mot_orists
orthotists1345153orthotists
retrodicts1344483retrodicts

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603296.00023433.8
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.42227824.8
 
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