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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 “penicillin” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
penicillin145350(None) 
penicillia1452831penicillia
penicillins1553341penicillins
pencilling1545472pen_cilling
penicillium1762052penicillium
ampicillin1652333ampicillin
methicillin1862223methicillin
penciling1437413pen_ci_ling
pencilled1445643pen_cilled
penciller1344953pen_ciller
pencillings1652403pen_cillings
penicil1138833penici_l__
penicillamine1971433penicillamine
penicillate1563053penicillate
penicillinase1791203penicillinase
penicils1247863penici_l_s

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603166.44021832.8
3Display Results16160.0131230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691166.85926052.0
 
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