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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 “circumscription” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

23 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
circumscription228226(None) 
circumcision1783294circum_c_i_sion
circumscribing22122224circumscri_bing
circumspection2172554circums_pection
circularization2873175circu_larization
circumcisions1883055circum_c_i_sions
circumlocution1972245circum_locution
circumscissile1981675circumsc_issile
circumscribe1973005circumscr___ibe
circumscribed2172615circumscri__bed
circumscribes2062975circumscri__bes
circumspections2272255circums_pections
circumvallation2482415circumvallation
circumvention2263255circum__vention
circumvolution2372765circum_volution
conscription1855335___conscription
inscription1544955_i___nscription
misdescription21112125mi_sdescription
prescription18145345_pr__escription
proscription18124515_pr__oscription
redescription1862745__redescription
subscription1853125___subscription
transcription1764075_tr_anscription

Search took 5 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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874234.48614684.4
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691234.81237134.5
 
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