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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 “perithecial” 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.

31 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
perithecial185354(None) 
perithecia1753941perithecia_
perihelial1554222peri_helial
perithecium2072502perithecium
epithelial1554033_epithelial
perihelia1445133peri_helia_
peripheral1754213periphe_ral
apothecial1753504_apothecial
criterial1148154_crit_erial
epithelia1444744_epithelia_
epithetical1854614_epithetical
mesothelial1652814mesothelial
penitential1355524penitential
pericardial1653624pericardial
pericranial1553464pericranial
peridial11411924peri___dial
perigeal1147554peri_ge__al
perihelion1552824peri_helion
perineal1049194peri_ne__al
periodical1546814periodic_al
peripetia1346654peri_petia_
peripetias1446304peri_petias
peripherals1852844periphe_rals
peripheries1855004peripheries
peristomial1554074peristomial
peritoneal1255114perit_oneal
peritricha1752324peritricha_
petechial1644094pe__t_echial
preethical1753684preethic_al
puritanical1552674puritanical
pyritical1646984pyrit_ic_al

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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819318.95316622.2
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691319.40918991.5
 
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