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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 “hexae” 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.

39 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
hexad164910621hexad
hexade17438901hexade
hexane16379531hexane
chelae113614612chelae
coxae146115182coxae
dexie134716892dexie
exam132514622_exam
hae67364002h__ae
head87137172he_ad
heal75645692he_al
heap96432892he_ap
hear76143882he_ar
heat77061422he_at
heave114521812heave
hebe96424702he_be
hedge105317352hedge
heeze175313482heeze
helve115018092helve
hemal104419802hemal
heme95034412he_me
hence104920052hence
henge94819832henge
here76447102he_re
hermae115314472hermae
hex137436172hex__
hexades18378702hexades
hexads17468202hexads
hexanes17319462hexanes
hexed165615762hexed
hexer155116682hexer
hexes155123042hexes
hexone16289232hexone
hexose16267842hexose
hexyl1844462hexyl
setae56026222setae
telae54323292telae
texas126514932texas
thecae11299652thecae
venae85920982venae

Search took 4 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 Filter178691538000.606294869.6
2DLD Change Limit53800392.95318218.8
3Display Results39390.0331181.8
 (SQL Overall)178691393.59249746.9
 
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