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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 “molecular” 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.

26 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
molecular134401(None) 
bimolecular1761782bimolecular
molecularly1862062molecularly
molecule1294692molecul_e
molecules1364622molecules
monocular1345812monocular
bilocular1363683bilocular
biomolecular1871483biomolecular
calycular1643483calycular
follicular1552863follicular
jocular1637303jo__cular
locular938953__locular
macular113011943m__acular
modular1087363mo__dular
monoculars1444503monoculars
monovular1443303monovular
morular978223mo__rular
muscular1246243m_uscular
nonmolecular1661943nonmolecular
ocular8610133_o__cular
opercular1345083_opercular
oracular1047533_oracular
oscular937933_o_scular
secular92211533__secular
specular12217613_specular
vallecular1552403vallecular

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit148641267.87618872.7
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691268.35521387.3
 
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