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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 “protocols” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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
protocols134720(None) 
protocol1246471protocol_
protocoled1544982protocoled
protopods1446992protopods
photocell1654103photocell
photocells1754573photocells
photocopy2155643photocopy
porticoes1348253porticoes
porticos1238373portico_s
precools1237703preco_ols
propenols1346343propenols
proposals1346663proposals
protectors142010143protectors
protects1239743protec_ts
protocoling1654853protocoling
protocolled1652883protocolled
protons93118003prot__ons
protopod1347353protopo_d
protoxids1947183protoxids
protozoa1945423protozo_a
protozoal2045443protozoal
protozoan2045943protozoan
protozoans2155533protozoans
protozoic2246153protozoic
protozoon2054413protozoon
protozoons2154363protozoons
protyls12298463prot__yls
retools73411023_reto_ols
rococos1145903_rococo_s

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 Filter1786911486410.236757165.3
2DLD Change Limit148641297.64019455.6
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.87622688.0
 
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