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

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

26 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
optimistically237324(None) 
atomistically2056453_atomistically
altruistically19103824altruistically
antibiotically2163454antibiotically
aphoristically2455054aphoristically
apomictically2464364ap_omictically
artistically1748714art__istically
atavistically2175524_atavistically
atheistically2166354_atheistically
autistically1747584aut__istically
euphemistically2762024euphemistically
fatalistically2254364fatalistically
fetishistically2662024fetishistically
futuristically2263204futuristically
onomastically20116494o_nomastically
optimistic1654304optimistic____
orgiastically1954384orgi_astically
pacifistically2653304pacifistically
pessimistically2461924pessimistically
pianistically2056364_pianistically
pietistically2065974_pietistically
puristically1948204_p_uristically
sophistically2356494sop__histically
statistically1856354_statistically
stylistically2155334_stylistically
theistically2067364__theistically

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit65874263.34319705.1
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691263.66948702.9
 
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