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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 “lichenous” 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.

29 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
lichenous144431(None) 
lecherous1445032lecherous
lichenins1444842lichenins
lichenose1443362lichenose
lichens123510682lichen__s
biogenous1244853biogenous
diclinous1244103diclinous
ichorous1346983_ichorous
lacteous1046773lacte_ous
larcenous1145013larcenous
libelous1047193li_belous
licences12129323lic_ences
licenses10118923lic_enses
licensors11104023lic_ensors
licentious1243843lic_entious
lichees123512783liche__es
lichen114012743lichen___
lichened1435753lichen_ed
lichenin1345053lichen_in
lichening1545673lichening
liches114724293liche___s
ligneous945233ligne_ous
litheness1247363litheness
nickelous1553413nickelous
ocherous1347013_ocherous
piceous11310693pic_e_ous
richens12349733richen__s
saphenous1444873saphenous
trichinous1543623trichinous

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641297.12620859.0
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.54923670.8
 
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