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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 “epiphytes” 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.

26 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
epiphytes194432(None) 
epiphyses1943951epiphyses
epiphyte1843801epiphyte_
epiphysis1954022epiphysis
epiphytic2144382epiphytic
epiphytism2252292epiphytism
aerophytes1847153aerophytes
apophyges2044873apophyges
apophyses1946113apophyses
endophytes1954903endophytes
entophytes1854613entophytes
epidotes1147023epi_dotes
epilates10313503epi_lates
epiphanies1754293epiphanies
epiphyseal2051833epiphyseal
epiphytisms2351923epiphytisms
epistyles1454143epistyles
epithets1345763epithet_s
epizoites2043693epizoites
geophytes1845403geophytes
mesophytes2045233mesophytes
neophytes1745943neophytes
oophytes1646033_oophytes
pipettes1237563_pipettes
xerophytes2545523xerophytes
zoophytes2644963zoophytes

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 Filter1786911486410.593301333.9
2DLD Change Limit148641268.03018510.7
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691268.63920684.2
 
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