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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 “cynics” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

32 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
cynics1337736(None) 
conics103920591conics
cynic124712421cynic_
canids95118132canids
chics123920942c_hics
chymics19295532chymics
civics13397822civics
clinics11338742clinics
colics104219902colics
comics124015562comics
conic95329792conic_
conies84338592conies
conins84327232conins
cryonics1555412cryonics
cubics123810162cubics
cyanic133110772cyanic_
cyanids13297932cyanids
cyanins122910012cyanins
cylices14359282cylices
cynical1437872cynical
cynicism1745172cynicism
ionics84214482ionics
lyrics11357942lyrics
manics103919932manics
panics103815362panics
pyknics1842482pyknics
scenics1137772scenics
sonics84315632sonics
syncs104610172syn_cs
syndics1335702syndics
tonics83617862tonics
tunics83811262tunics

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit82551322.54632423.8
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691322.68566551.6
 
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