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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 “methodist” 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.

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
methodist154702(None) 
methodise1545521methodise
methodism1745241methodism
methodists1644981methodists
melodist1149742me_lodist
methodic1656922methodi_c
methodised1753792methodised
methodises1645462methodises
methodisms1844562methodisms
methodistic1954232methodistic
methodize2445722methodize
methods1338892method_s_
ethicist1347893_ethicist
mechanist1648743mechanist
mehndis1343583me_hndis_
meliorist1148463meliorist
melodise1147593me_lodise
melodists1246633me_lodists
metalist10519353met_alist
metallist1159673metallist
method1239033method___
methodical1845143methodical
methodising1853803methodising
methodized2644823methodized
methodizes2545583methodizes
methought1853943methought
methoxide2244193methoxide
metrist9317063met__rist
monodist11310923m_onodist
motorist10314413mot_orist
orthotist1246723orthotist
retrodict1247503retrodict

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641327.03321134.8
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691327.46623934.0
 
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