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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 “eardrum” 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.

42 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
eardrum1013542(None) 
eardrums11524481eardrums
eardrop1065222eardrop
alarum85411983_alarum
antrum8611313_antrum
ardour74110903_ardour
arum66129033_a__rum
asarum84610913_asarum
aurum7614963_a_urum
barium10313523bar_ium
cardamum1543103cardamum
carrom10513403car_rom
dadgum1134583da_dgum
dirdum1036033dird_um
drum76521593___drum
earbud936283ear_bud
eardrops1165303eardrops
earful958963ear_ful
earldom1044583earldom
earplug1042853earplug
earworm1238743earworm
elytrum1243563elytrum
erbium1038083e_rbium
erratum944513erratum
estrum81810513e_strum
exordium1844003exordium
ferrum1147453fer_rum
humdrum1543523humdrum
labarum1166013labarum
labrum1057423la_brum
larrup835713lar_rup
larum74317973la__rum
marram10313893mar_ram
radium93513293ra_dium
sacrum103910143sa_crum
sardius839553sardius
tantrum946683tantrum
teardrop1153103teardrop
variorum1343593variorum
veratrum1344313veratrum
wardroom1445043wardroom
yardarm13114533yardarm

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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit134027426.55020462.1
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691426.98325589.4
 
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