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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 “arthritic” 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.

33 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
arthritic144741(None) 
arthritics1545271arthritics
arthritis1247491arthritis
arteritis949772arteritis
anchoritic1755533anchoritic
anorthitic1553913anorth_itic
antarctic1346953antarctic
anthracitic1854013anthracitic
anthropic1648423anthropic
archaistic1745073archaistic
arithmetic1753883arithmetic
arthralgic16101943arthralgic
arthritides1553673arthritides
arthrosis1247553arthrosis
artistic10310893art_istic
asthmatic1647583asthmatic
atheistic1447353a_theistic
athletic13118653a_thletic
atretic9313923a_t_retic
authentic1446263authentic
erethitic1445123ereth_itic
erythristic1953693erythristic
gastritic1245343gast_ritic
lateritic1147903lateritic
lathyritic1852833lathyritic
nephritic1645903nephritic
orchitic1546293orch_itic
orthoptic1645413orthoptic
orthotic1348213orth_otic
pruritic1267403pr_uritic
rachitic1547593rach_itic
tephritic1645303tephritic
urethritis1353303urethritis

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 Filter1786911486410.860207780.2
2DLD Change Limit148641339.03016460.8
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691339.90618038.7
 
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