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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 “telegraphy” 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.

30 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
telegraphy195437(None) 
telegraph1545141telegraph_
telegraphs1645191telegraphs
telegraphed1853862telegraphed
telegrapher1754502telegrapher
telegraphic1954932telegraphic
demography2246973demography
epigraphy2044263_epigraphy
geography1946453ge_ography
holography2278613holography
paleography2246173paleography
renography1947023renography
serigraphy1954563serigraphy
stenography2045603stenography
stereography2154973stereography
stylography2354533stylography
telegram1146003telegra__m
telegrams1244983telegra_ms
telegraphers1853793telegraphers
telegraphese1852473telegraphese
telegraphies1854773telegraphies
telegraphing1962973telegraphing
telegraphist1863603telegraphist
telepathy1743083tele_pathy
tomography2177793tomography
topography2177093topography
typography2495893typography
venography2245763venography
xerography2647173xerography
xylography2945003xylography

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603306.36022107.4
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691306.77926359.5
 
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