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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 “thoracal” 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.

28 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
thoracal134491(None) 
theriacal1443552theriacal
thoraces13118942thoraces
thoracic1546392thoracic
caracal11312513_caracal
choral115118493chor__al
chordal13449883chor_dal
choreal124412223chor_eal
chorial124214143chor_ial
cloacal1135163clo_acal
horal86328683_hor__al
phrasal1246163ph_rasal
thecal113310303th__ecal
theriaca1344153theriaca_
theriacas1443503theriacas
thermal125010973ther_mal
thetical1349123thetical
thiouracil1551853thiouracil
thorax1638253thor__ax
thoraxes1896363thoraxes
thoria93012893thor_ia_
thorias102312053thor_ias
thoric114314043thoric__
thrall93810293th_ra_ll
topical1139953t_opical
toxical1637643t_oxical
tropical1248733tropical
turrical1046203turrical

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162286.39322862.8
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691286.81226231.8
 
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