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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 “microfossil” 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.

23 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
microfossil185298(None) 
macrofossil1861501macrofossil
microfossils1962631microfossils
macrofossils1961402macrofossils
microcosmic1854243microcosmic
microfibril2063263microfibril
macrocosmic1852624macrocosmic
microbusses1754104microbusses
micrococcal1553874micrococcal
micrococci1454524micrococci_
microcosm1745784microco_s_m
microcosmos1974074microcosmos
microcosms1865994microco_sms
microdots1446884microdots__
microfaunal1853224microfaunal
microfibrils2173044microfibrils
microfilm18115334microf___ilm
microfloral1853844microfloral
microform1846494microfo__rm
microforms1946394microfo_rms
microfungi1852994microfungi_
microsomal1655924microso_mal
microtonal1456134microto_nal

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit148819239.68615364.3
3Display Results23230.0161437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691239.87518095.3
 
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