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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 “microcephalics” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

29 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
microcephalics248296(None) 
microcephalic2363641microcephalic_
microcephalies2573421microcephalies
hydrocephalics3072553hydrocephalics
microcephaly26103423microcephal__y
hydrocephalic2963104hydrocephalic_
hydrocephalies2872884hydrocephalies
microphonics2355374micro__phonics
microphysics2654214micro__physics
microtechnics2182674microtech_nics
procephalic2253854__procephalic_
acromegalics1962055_acrome_galics
autocephalies2062485_autocephalies
diencephalic2262825di_encephalic_
dolichocephalic2791325dolichocephalic_
hydrocephalus2792325hydrocephal_us
macrophagic2353965macro__phagic_
mesencephalic2472605mesencephalic_
metencephalic2472825metencephalic_
microcapsules2162465microcapsul_es
microchips2145125microc__h__ips
microclimatic2062285microclimatic_
microcopies19117865microcop___ies
microeconomics2172465microeconomics
micrographics2555645micrograph__ics
microphages2156915micro__pha_ges
microphonic2256515micro__phonic_
microphylls2354725micro__phyl_ls
microtechnic2083115microtech_nic_

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024296.78014015.3
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.15624970.8
 
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