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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 “lithiases” 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
lithiases124477(None) 
lithiasis1243591lithiasis
lithias1038822lithia__s
lithifies1545502lithifies
lecithinases1761443lecithinases
liaises7311053li_ai_ses
ligases82310713li__gases
lionises8310313lioni_ses
lipases9209483li__pases
literates91415653literates
litharges1344143litharges
litheness1247363litheness
lithia939333lithia___
lithified1644463lithified
lithiums1344313lithi_ums
litigates1048003litigates
litmuses1044463lit_muses
misbiases1346253misbiases
mitises9315543mit_i_ses
phthises1645723phthi_ses
pithiness1437563pithiness
pityriases1552313pityriases
trichiases1544563trichiases
urolithiases1561143urolithiases
vitiates112311433vit_iates
withies133913543withi__es

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641266.90621523.5
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.34224338.2
 
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