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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 “aphthous” 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
aphthous169487(None) 
naphthous1753201naphthous
naphthols1752392naphthols
acanthous1444423acanthous
acetous9410363acet_ous
anethols1145843anethols
apathies1339013apathies
apetalous1144583apetalous
aphtha1444483aphth__a
aphthae1544703aphth_ae
aphyllous1783253aphyllous
apodous1037403ap_odous
apothems1544223apothems
apterous10410483apterous
authors10311853a_uthors
captious122810573cap_tious
naphthas1643253naphth_as
naphthol1662403naphtho_l
naphthyls2051673naphthyls
naphtols13143693napht_ols
pathos115516693_patho_s
petrous92714423_petrous
piteous9310683_piteous
pothos114214693_potho_s
pothouse1348703_pothouse
pythons1537363_pythons
saphenous1444873saphenous
thous86017263___thous
xanthous1846643xanthous

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162297.53319402.9
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.98222386.7
 
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