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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 “spherical” 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.

34 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
spherical164580(None) 
aspherical1754451aspherical
spheral1238422spher__al
spheric14510072spheric__
spherically2146942spherically
spherics1537072spheric_s
spheroidal1652562spheroidal
sterical10311252s_terical
aspheric1547983aspheric__
chemical1748393_chemical
clerical1248233_clerical
generical1247003generical
helical12311153__helical
heroical13410023__heroical
icterical1347223icterical
nonspherical1963603nonspherical
numerical1345973numerical
physical1845703_physical
poetical12311533_poetical
satirical1146883satirical
satyrical1445033satyrical
scenical1247133s_cenical
serial64625863s__eri_al
special11310303sp_eci_al
sphenic1449093sphenic__
sphenoidal1652453sphenoidal
sphericity2053813sphericity
spherier1337783spheri_er
spheriest1438383spheriest
sphering142811943spheri_ng
spherular1442903spherular
splenial1047183spleni_al
theriacal1443553_theriacal
thetical1349123_thetical

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 Filter1786911486410.530337152.8
2DLD Change Limit148641347.31320325.6
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.85622745.8
 
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