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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 “photoengravings” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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
photoengravings259133(None) 
photoengraving24112111photoengraving_
photoengravers2391663photoengrav_ers
photoengraves2292703photoengrav__es
photoengrave2172814photoengrav___e
photoengraved2382134photoengrav__ed
photoengraver2282314photoengrav__er
engravings1542505_____engravings
photographing2565985photo__graphing_
photogravures2272195photo__gravures
engraving1446016_____engraving_
photofinishings2781216photofinishings
photograms1848196photo__gra___ms
photographers2457176photo__graphers
photographies2459416photo__graphies
photographs22411476photo__gra__phs
photogravure2182326photo__grav_ure
photonegative2263396photoneg_ati_ve
photostating18135846photo__stating_
potentiating1554286p_ot_entiating_
programings1753426p__ro__gramings
protonating1448596proto_n__ating_
reengraving1693096___reengraving_

Search took 8 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024236.75014077.6
3Display Results23230.0161437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691237.12625075.9
 
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