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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 “numerical” 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.

30 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
numerical134597(None) 
lumbrical15113382lumbrical
numeral939082numer__al
numeric1158192numeric__
numerically1845902numerically
numerics1266282numeric_s
chimerical1954533chimerical
clerical1248233_clerical
ecumenical1693833ecumenical
eugenical1245063eugenical
generical1246993generical
humeral1238563humer__al
icterical1347213icterical
lubrical12116093lu_brical
lumbricals16112293lumbricals
medical12312513__medical
metical11315363__metical
metrical12311593__metrical
nonmedical1566483nonmedical
nonmetrical1557263nonmetrical
nonnumerical1662853nonnumerical
novercal1345683nover_cal
numeracy1544083numerac_y
numerals1047333numer__als
rubrical1296093ru_brical
spherical1645803spherical
sterical10311253_sterical
turrical1046203tu_rrical
unlyrical1443093unlyrical
unmusical1353833unmusical

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641306.33023482.0
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691306.73626527.8
 
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