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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 “spicule” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

34 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
spicule1126993(None) 
spicula11259291spicula
spiculae12218601spiculae
spicules12219801spicules
spinule9299991spinule
apiculi1145112apiculi
epicure1136822epicure
pickle144215652_pickle
picul95015362_picul_
piculs103511752_piculs
pilule8411122_pilule
saccule1136742saccule
sickle124418322s_ickle
spackle15369572spackle
speckle15297552speckle
specula11187412specula
spicae104313702spic_ae
spicate113214192spicate
spice95528812spic__e
spicily1438652spicily
spicular12238902spicular
spiculate132210162spiculate
spiculum1464212spiculum
spile75230082spi__le
spindle103210092spindle
spinula9257902spinula
spinulae10276962spinulae
spinules10249332spinules
spirula9257702spirula
spirulae10216572spirulae
spittle937922spittle
sporule937272sporule
stickle132410972stickle
stipule936722stipule

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 Filter1786911076710.750238254.7
2DLD Change Limit107671345.90618230.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691346.67226782.2
 
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