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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 “microscopist” 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.

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
microscopist205564(None) 
microscopists2164061microscopists
microscopes19119092microscopes_
microscopic1856382microscopi_c
microscopies20167242microscopies
macroscopic1855033macroscopi_c
microcopies19117853micro_copies
microscope18138573microscop__e
microscopical2063353microscopical
microscopy21115843microscop__y
dichroscopes2254114dichroscopes_
fluoroscopist2072674fluoroscopist
gastroscopist1863084gastroscopist
laparoscopist19102424laparoscopist
microchips2145124micro_chips_
microcodes1747374micro_codes_
microcopy2085494micro_cop__y
microcosm1745784micro_co__sm
microcosms1865994micro_cosms_
microscales1756374microscales_
microseconds1953474microseconds_
microseism1654564micros__eism
microsomes1649154micros_omes_
microspores1747414microspores_
spectroscopist2272544spectroscopist

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790256.53319101.5
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691256.92325811.2
 
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