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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 “macrophytes” 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.

25 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
macrophytes235571(None) 
macrophyte2255451macrophyte_
aerophytes1847152_aerophytes
macrocytes1945862macro_cytes
macrophages2154952macrophages
macrophytic2554772macrophytic
saprophytes2154572saprophytes
acrophobes1945813_acrophobes
aerophyte1747203_aerophyte_
autophytes1846053_autophytes
cryophytes2354143__cryophytes
halophytes2185743ha_lophytes
hydrophytes2655843hydrophytes
hygrophytes2654123hygrophytes
macrocyte1845733macro_cyte_
macrophage2054363macrophage_
mesophytes2045233m_esophytes
microcytes1948423micro_cytes
microphages2156913microphages
microphones2048753microphones
microphylls2354723microphylls
micropyles1946963microp_yles
saprophyte2054503saprophyte_
sporophytes2154983sporophytes
xerophytes2545523_xerophytes

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633254.48327132.1
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691254.88936549.6
 
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