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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 “microbial” 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.

27 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
microbial154715(None) 
microbian1576561microbian
microbar1445892microb_ar
microbeam1745212microbeam
microbic1647212microbi_c
acromial1248463_acromial
dicrotal1146823dicro_tal
microbars1546883microbars
microbe1338663microb__e
microbeams1844873microbeams
microbes1439403microb_es
microbrew1844343microbrew
microbus1456033microb_us
microcap1645583micro_cap
microfilm18115333microfilm
microgram1648023microgram
microlith1646923microlith
microloan1346183microloan
micromini1546593micromini
micronize2248903micronize
microscale1646393microscale
microsomal1655923microsomal
microtonal1456143microtonal
microvilli1753833microvilli
nonmicrobial1861583nonmicrobial
pictorial1348403pictorial
saprobial1344373saprobial

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641277.12320867.8
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.56223630.1
 
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