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

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

22 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
assiduously157244(None) 
assiduous1052242assiduous__
ambiguously1952833ambiguously
arduously1344793a__rduously
fastidiously1953403fastidiously
insidiously1555043insidiously
sinuously1245583__sinuously
ambitiously1854934ambitiously
anxiously1945864anxi__ously
assiduity1352234assid__uity
assiduousness1353254assiduousness
auspiciously1953974auspiciously
desirously1445244desi_rously
exiguously2153334_exiguously
hideously1644704__hideously
invidiously1854404invidiously
lasciviously2052674lasciviously
osseously1244284oss__eously
sedulously1454064__sedulously
sensuously1354134_sensuously
stridulously1662324stridulously
studiously1454844_studiously

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819228.51617475.2
3Display Results22220.0131692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691228.95219961.0
 
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