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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 “mesian” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
mesian8431550(None) 
median94117541median
mesial84818081mesial
messan83912061messan
design8408932design
desman9311692desman
etesian757852etesian
hessian1035852hessian
lesbian944462lesbian
lesion64715062lesion
magian9312832magian
mean65538092me__an
media84721712media_
mediad104313712mediad
mediae94217412mediae
medial93819862medial
medians103214212medians
mediant103516702mediant
medias93620782medias
medina94114092medina
menial84223032menial
merman10513862merman
mesa67025482mes_a_
mesas76823202mes_as
mescal104113492mescal
mesic93617862mesi_c
meson74118312mes_on
messans92710462messans
messiah1246792messiah
messman1137282messman
milesian1046472milesian
resign74212582resign
resin54131052resi_n

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.340525561.8
2DLD Change Limit82551332.16038218.1
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.51371106.6
 
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