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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 “scoliosis” 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.

25 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
scoliosis114474(None) 
scolioses1155611scolioses
coniosis1048132_coniosis
scoliomas1342772scoliomas
scoliotic1345932scoliotic
colitis92617353_coli_tis
colossi935673_col_ossi
conioses10313313_conioses
eclipsis1243693ec_lipsis
scabiosas1362613scabiosas
scholiasts1544093scholiasts
sciolisms1346223scioli_sms
sciolists1147213scioli_sts
sclerosis1145363sclerosis
scolices1238733scoli_ces
scolioma1243383scolio_ma
scollops12235703scollo_ps
semiosis1059873s_emiosis
silicosis1164813s_ilicosis
solions7513753s_olio_ns
solipsism1343053s_olipsism
solipsist1144563s_olipsist
soloists869153s_oloists
sorosis72611973s_o_rosis
symbiosis16123783symbiosis

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641256.59322545.3
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.06225303.2
 
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