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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 “encircle” 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.

37 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
encircle124394(None) 
encircled1443331encircled
encircles1343921encircles
circle1039702__circle
engirdle1043222engirdle
recircle1244432recircle
circled1237583__circled
circler1136423__circler
circles1139903__circles
circlet11311473__circlet
denticle1137773denti_cle
encinal949253encinal_
encircling1542843encircling
encore8314773encor__e
enforce12237423enforc_e
engirdled1242123engirdled
engirdles1142623engirdles
enisle63412093en_i_sle
enkindle1363163enkindle
ensile62616473ensi__le
ensorcel1054693ensorcel
entice81316863enti_c_e
entire61617703entir__e
entirely1147333entirely
entitle7610293enti_tle
enviable1337853enviable
epicycle1743393epicycle
escarole1045753escarole
exciple1874683exci_ple
fencible1545603fenci_ble
icicle1036583_ici_cle
invirile1145813invirile
recircled1443523recircled
recircles1344433recircles
semicircle1652203semicircle
unicycle15153183unicycle
ventricle1444383ventricle

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162376.62322068.9
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.04525364.2
 
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