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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 “apiculus” 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.

52 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
apiculus124541(None) 
aciculas12228562aciculas
aciculum1443412aciculum
aciculums1542782aciculums
apicals1159922apical_s
apiculi1145112apicul_i
piculs103511752_picul_s
spicules12219802spicules
spiculum1464212spiculum
acicula11228133acicul_a
aciculae12267703aciculae
acicular12218663acicular
acidulous1243383acidulous
aculeus937513a__culeus
amicus103810003amic__us
annulus7426613a_nnulus
anticults1159373anticults
apiaceous1344053apiaceous
apical10913903apical__
apically1539833apically
apices104916263apic__es
apiculate13279883apiculate
apiculture14134573apiculture
apicultures15134913apicultures
auriculas1146053auriculas
avicular13237273avicular
calculus1255333calculus
calyculus1642243calyculus
capitulum1551993capitulum
epicures1246513epicures
fasciculus1752333fasciculus
funiculus1443473funiculus
lapillus1043933lapi_llus
limulus935083_limulus
loculus9296973_loculus
oculus8178393__oculus
piceous11310693_piceous
pickles153215443_pickles
picul95015363_picul__
pilules9510623_pilules
pilus75921063_pi__lus
sacculus1244813sacculus
speculum1474193speculum
speculums1562903speculums
spicula11259293spicul_a
spiculae12218603spiculae
spicular12238903spicular
spicule11269933spicul_e
spinules10249333spinules
spirulas10207203spirulas
stimulus1044333stimulus
utriculus1143873utriculus

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 Filter1786911461620.530337152.8
2DLD Change Limit146162526.31323152.5
3Display Results52520.0163250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691526.85926052.0
 
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