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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 “biofilms” 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.

27 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
biofilms154277(None) 
biofilm1444331biofilm_
pliofilms1651432pliofilms
biffies152710853biffi_es
biffins15358533biffi_ns
bifilar1244043bi_filar
biocides1336933biocides
biofuels1342923biofuels
bioherms1544213bioherms
bionics114310873bioni_cs
biopics13318543biopi_cs
biotics113812173bioti_cs
biotins93114453bioti_ns
biotites10310083biotites
boils75427193b_o_il_s
broils84114173bro_il_s
bromisms1436403bromisms
films105617963___films
infirms1245563_infirms
iodisms10308483_iodisms
ioniums938303_ioniums
microfilms19135043microfilms
misfiles133110983misfiles
niobiums1243373niobiums
pliofilm1542083pliofilm_
profiles133211233profiles
refilms12347503_refilms

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162276.31323152.5
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691276.73626527.8
 
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