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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 “plectrum” 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
plectrum145395(None) 
electrum1245211electrum
plectrums1553031plectrums
electrums1344482electrums
plastrum1245712plastrum
plectra1145782plectr_a
plectron12228022plectron
spectrum1444072spectrum
centrum1168603_centrum
chetrum1445343che_trum
decorum1246943_decorum
diestrum1145363diestrum
electret10411993electret
electric1249183electric
electro92810033electr_o
electron102611413electron
electros102811743electros
elytrum1243563el_ytrum
estrum81810513__estrum
lecture9149513_lecture
lustrum945853_lustrum
oestrum9177783_oestrum
philtrum1542813philtrum
plastrums1344513plastrums
plectrons13258073plectrons
plenum1039503ple__num
pretrim11310783pre_trim
rectum103411283_rect_um
spectrums1543173spectrums
tectum10328603_tect_um

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162307.11020557.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.53223724.2
 
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