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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 “dilemma” 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.

30 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
dilemma124306(None) 
dilemmas1343121dilemmas
digamma1343102digamma
dilemmic1542872dilemmic
lemma94811032__lemma
analemma12113893analemma
cinema1047653cine_ma
dalesman1145813dalesman
derma84918523d__erma
dicamba1453413dicamba
digammas1443003digammas
dilemmatic1752843dilemmatic
diluvia11225253diluvia
diorama1046533diorama
diplegia1244053diplegia
diploma1295933diploma
dolma86214173dol__ma
filemot1246703filemot
gemma106311773__gemma
ilea45931463_ile__a
ileum74512823_ileum_
kinema1236023kine_ma
lemmas10349163__lemmas
maremma1044463maremma
pilea75123953pile__a
pileum10399513pileum_
silesia739083silesia
stemma10328133_stemma
ulema7109713_ule_ma
viremia1246083viremia

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 Filter1786911340270.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit134027306.47020715.1
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.88925938.6
 
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