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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 “spermophile” 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
spermophile205337(None) 
spermophiles2153071spermophiles
thermophile2154652thermophile
hemophile1947273_he_mophile
pedophile17115753_pe_dophile
thermophiles2254263thermophiles
thermopile1754183thermop_ile
xerophile2146303_xer_ophile
enophile1348724__e_nophile
hemophiles2047274_he_mophiles
heterophile19135274heter_ophile
homophile1948104__homophile
nemophila1654754_ne_mophila
oenophile1445764_oe_nophile
pedophiles18105874_pe_dophiles
rheophile1744514rhe__ophile
sermonize20148484s_ermo_nize
spermatophore22152384spermatophore
spermatophyte25112394spermatophyte
spermicide1753494sperm_icide
spermine12311434sperm___ine
sporophore1754864spor_ophore
sporophyl19143854spor_ophyl_
sporophyll20153754spor_ophyll
sporophyls20144164spor_ophyls
sporophyte2054854spor_ophyte
thermophilic2463974thermophilic
thermopiles1854204thermop_iles
turophile1475884_tur_ophile
xenophile2145434_xe_nophile
xerophily2445014_xer_ophily

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819318.70317099.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691319.13919552.6
 
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