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

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
spectrography2612338(None) 
spectrograph22123521spectrograph_
spectrographs23113381spectrographs
petrography2247542_pe_trography
spectrographic2662872spectrographic
pictography2446073_pict_ography
spectrogram1852813spectrogra__m
spectrograms1952633spectrogra_ms
spectrographies2562443spectrographies
hectograph2146264_hect_ograph_
hectographs2256204_hect_ographs
petrographer2057284_pe_trographer
petrographic2278024_pe_trographic
photography25410074_phot_ography
pictograph2046654_pict_ograph_
pictographs2146554_pict_ographs
polarography2353904_polarography
reprography2246524_re_prography
scenography2254844s__cenography
seismography23133884s_eismography
serigraphy1954564s_e__rigraphy
spectroscopy2362354spectroscop_y
stenography2045604ste__nography
stereography2154974ste_reography
xerography2647174_xe__rography

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 Filter178691950240.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit95024257.76612235.9
3Display Results25250.030833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691258.20221786.3
 
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