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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 “megaparsecs” 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.

23 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
megaparsecs185121(None) 
megaparsec1751741megaparsec_
kiloparsecs196744kiloparsecs
megabars1344404megabar___s
megadoses1344664mega_dose_s
megalopses1543554megalopse_s
megaphones1844684megaphone_s
megapixels225984megap_ixels
megaplexes2252174megaplexe_s
megapodes1544234megap_ode_s
megaproject2561194megaproject
megaprojects266954megaprojects
megaspores1543534megaspor_e_s
megasses11307744meg__asse_s
menopauses1463664menopause_s
mesopauses1453154mesopause_s
metaphases1745064metaphase_s
metaphrases1853954metaphrase_s
metaphysics2353114metaphysics
metatarsals1351704metatarsals
metatarsus1252324metatars_us
misparses1347654m_isparse_s
parsecs11429924____parsecs

Search took 10 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 Limit148819238.75317002.1
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691239.18619452.5
 
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