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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpolyethylenes” 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.

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
polyethylenes246138(None) 
polyethylene2361501polyethylene_
polystyrenes2072093polyst_yrenes
polythenes1865463poly_th__enes
ethylenes1544224____ethylenes
methylenes1854604___methylenes
polypropylenes237864polypropylenes
polystyrene1962114polyst_yrene_
polythene1765044poly_th__ene_
acetylenes1552855__acet_ylenes
ethylene1444235____ethylene_
methylene1754775___methylene_
phenylenes1853635p__he_nylenes
polybutadienes2217915polybutadienes
polychaetes2153465poly_ch_aetes
polychetes2045105poly_ch__etes
polyenes13510065pol____y_enes
polygenes1557505pol____ygenes
polylysines1952825poly__lysines
polyphones2046965poly_ph__ones
polyphyletic2762225poly_phyletic
polypropylene2271015polypropylene_
polytene1367605poly_t___ene_
polytenies1547115poly_t___enies
polytypes1945175poly_t_y__pes
polyurethanes2161295polyureth__anes
polyvalences2271925poly__valences

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790279.18613584.8
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691279.59218629.2