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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 “polyhedrons” 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
polyhedrons205286(None) 
polyhedron1953291polyhedron_
polyhedroses21152012polyhedroses
polyhedrosis21151932polyhedrosis
polyandrous1752743polyandrous
polyhedra1853593polyhedr__a
polyhedral1952873polyhedr_al
polyhydroxy2961203polyhydroxy
cotyledons1652784cotyled_ons
decahedrons1852384decahedrons
dihedrons14113874__dihedrons
hexahedrons2552134hexahedrons
icosahedrons1861324icosahedrons
octahedrons1752204octahedrons
pentahedrons1871964pentahedrons
polarons1039864pol___arons
polyandries1753814polyandries
polyestrous1652544polyestrous
polygons1447724poly___gons
polyhistors1952754polyhistors
polymers1538334polyme_r__s
polypeds1645774polyped___s
polyphenols2152414polyphe_nols
polysemous1752964polyse_mous
trihedrons1452844_trihedrons

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148819258.26618003.8
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691258.43521184.5
 
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