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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 “precolonial” 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.

42 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
precolonial155425(None) 
colonial10411343___colonial
neocolonial1352553neocolonial
postcolonial1663093postcolonial
preclinical1752933prec_linical
precocial1547503prec__ocial
recolonize2145573_recolonize
anticolonial1464064anticolonial
colonials1147914___colonials
decolonize2245524_decolonize
ecological1548704__ecological
ecotonal1046254__ecoton_al
intercolonial1563974intercolonial
pedological1757614p_edological
penological1648874p_enological
periodontal1463164periodontal
phelonia1347044phe__lonia_
phenological2068054phenological
pheromonal1754264pheromon_al
phrenological2156334phrenological
phycological2546944phycological
prebiological2055974prebiological
precentorial1654984precentorial
preceptorial1853894preceptorial
precoital1347274prec__oital
preconize2268634prec__onize
precooking1945044preco_oking
precool1139014preco_o___l
precooling1545964preco_oling
prefrontal1552604pre_frontal
prelogical1546694pre__logical
preludial1244874pre__ludial
pretorial11512654pre__torial
proctological2055824proctological
proctorial1447514proc_torial
recolonized2345154_recolonized
recolonizes2245664_recolonizes
recoloring1367584_recoloring
recountal1144194_reco_untal
rectorial11119894_rec_torial
semicolonial1663054semicolonial
unecological1745824unecological

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819429.42015798.2
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691429.87318099.0
 
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