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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 “arachnid” 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.

28 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
arachnid145559(None) 
arachnids1574301arachnids
arachnoid1544511arachnoid
arachnoids1663372arachnoids
braconid1345632braconid
tracheid1437582tracheid
abrachia1545843abrach_ia
aramid93315613ara__mid
araneid8310803ara_neid
archaic1438823ar_chaic
arched125717323ar_ch_ed
archil11611573ar_ch_il
archine125817053ar_chine
arching136216693ar_ching
armchair1543023armchair
atechnic1554403atechnic
brachia141910423brach_ia
braconids1444193braconids
draconic1346193draconic
iracund1042633iracun_d
orchid1289573or_ch_id
rachis114017653_rach_is
ranid66429333_ra__nid
tachinid1446243_tachinid
tracheids1545053tracheids
trachled1438313trachled
trichoid1457813trichoid
trochoid1468443trochoid

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162286.59622159.2
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691286.76526414.0
 
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