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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 “bacillary” 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.

27 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
bacillary167397(None) 
bacillar1276541bacillar_
ancillary1444372ancillary
axillary18235102_axillary
basilary1345072basi_lary
capillary16134272capillary
maxillary2143442maxillary
papillary1694412papillary
armillary1443913armillary
axillar14247563_axillar_
axillars15235993_axillars
bacilli1146403bacill__i
bacillus1245153bacill_us
balladry1444213ba__lladry
barilla9310333barilla__
barillas10310203barilla_s
basilar937313basi_lar_
biliary1238213b__iliary
ciliary1247923__ciliary
mammillary1651763mammillary
paillard1146273pa_illard
papillar1296733papillar_
pupillary16133143pupillary
raillery1134953ra_illery
vacillant1444733vacillant
vacillate1456853vacillate
vexillary2242443vexillary

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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641277.45319943.8
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691277.92322553.5
 
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