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

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

19 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
polyurethanes216129(None) 
polyurethane2061401polyurethane_
polythenes1865464poly___thenes
urethanes1245164____urethanes
picturephones2261025picturephones
pollutants1252615pollu__t_ants
polyanthas18183175poly_antha__s
polyanthuses2061915poly_anthuses
polychetes2045105polychet___es
polyenes13510065poly__e___nes
polyethylenes2461385poly__ethylenes
polygenes1557505poly_ge___nes
polymathies2153885poly_math_ies
polymerases1884195poly_me_rases
polyphones2046965poly___phones
polythene1765045poly___thene_
polyurias1445495polyur__ia__s
urethane1145435____urethane_
urethans1145245____urethan_s

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790198.45314762.8
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691198.84620200.2