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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 “hydros” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
hydros1327936(None) 
hydras13239311hydras
hydro12259421hydro_
hydrops16197411hydrops
hydrous14197881hydrous
andros7313302andros
gyros95616482gy_ros
hadron102913752hadron
hadrons113314302hadrons
heros84930862h_eros
hybris14247002hybris
hydra12249222hydr_a
hydrae13258572hydrae
hydrase14287662hydrase
hydria13227902hydria
hydric15227952hydric
hydrid14248972hydrid
hydrids15267232hydrids
hydroid1539712hydroid
hydroids1647762hydroids
hydropsy20184152hydropsy
hydroski1943522hydroski
hydrosol1544472hydrosol
hydroxy2454262hydroxy
hypos1312014742hy_pos
pedros9312182pedros
pyros105718292py_ros
tyros85118592ty_ros

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551282.39034540.2
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691282.76664602.7
 
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