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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 “linguistics” 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.

32 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
linguistics145298(None) 
linguistic1354461linguistic_
linguistical1572732linguistical
linguists1045742linguist__s
jingoistic2053443jingoistic_
linguinis1044283lingui_ni_s
linguisas1043573linguis__as
linguist948573linguist___
linguistician16131853linguistician
linguisticians17111443linguisticians
logistics1245063l_og_istics
diagnostics1552524diagnostics
injustice1843774_inju_stice
injustices1953224_inju_stices
jingoists17113764jingoist__s
languishers1552594languishers
languishes1444244languis_hes
languishing1653114languishing
lignitic1146394li_gni_tic_
linguica1143484lingu___ica
linguicas1243064lingui__cas
linguines1046514lingui__nes
linguini945534lingui_ni__
linguisa944474linguis___a
linguistically2073304linguistically
logistic1147824l_og_istic_
metalinguistics20111474metalinguistics
nonlinguistic1662554nonlinguistic_
paralinguistics2071494paralinguistics
singlestick1851774singlestick
singlesticks1961364singlesticks
sinusitis943834sin_usiti_s

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819328.26618003.8
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691328.70220534.5
 
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