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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 “pugilists” 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.

29 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
pugilists1212451(None) 
pugilisms14124091pugilisms
pugilist11136631pugilist_
pugilism13144682pugilis_m
pugilistic1553462pugilistic
dualists958243du_alists
duelists966003du_elists
duellists1053753duellists
eugenists1046173eugenists
fuguists1243693fug_uists
homilists1456813homilists
hygieists1642603hygieists
legalists1047943legalists
luminists1147173luminists
muralists1148163muralists
nihilists1244853nihilists
pacifists1645063pacifists
paganists1247643paganists
panelists1148343panelists
phallists1445723phallists
playlists1444783playlists
pluralists1245363pluralists
pollists10910823p_ollists
populists1345493populists
publicists1643343publicists
puerilisms1444373puerilisms
purists94014073pu__rists
ruralists947643ruralists
utilises848973_utilises

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641296.43623095.2
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.87226002.8
 
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