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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 “paraplegics” 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.

28 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
paraplegics185240(None) 
paraplegias1653061paraplegias
paraplegic1753231paraplegic_
paraplegia1553382paraplegi_a
paralegals1353763para_legals
paralytics1745213para_lytics
paramedics1744163para_medics
cataplexies2252174cataplexies
graphemics2052584_graphemics
hemiplegics21111884hemiplegics
parables121613574parable___s
paracletes1446104paracle_tes
paralegal1244984para_leg_al
paralleling1463114paralleling
parallelism1552784parallelism
parallelisms1652444parallelisms
parallels1145284paralle__ls
paralogism1545664para_logism
paralogisms1654124para_logisms
paralysis1447324para_lysi_s
paralytic1647974para_lytic_
paramedic1645724para_medic_
paramnesias1553884paramnesias
paranoics1347664para__noics
parapets1239774parap_e__ts
paraphysis2064534paraphysi_s
paretics122312444par___etics
quadriplegics28171784quadriplegics

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819289.36015899.5
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691289.79618241.2
 
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