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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 “punditry” 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
punditry144251(None) 
banditry1444122banditry
pundit92914182pundit__
punditic1364982punditic
pundits10379292pundit_s
punitory1345602pun_itory
auditory1245703au_ditory
nudity1037993nu_dit_y
pandit93820753pandit__
pandits103914213pandit_s
pantry115014103pan__try
podiatry1444353p_odiatry
punditries1343753punditries
punier84519223pun_ier_
punily11311773pun_i_ly
punkier133512793punkier_
punnier93511263punnier_
punty106021613pun__t_y
puppetry1442503puppetry
purity114114913pu_rit_y
summitry1543323summitry
sundry1057943sund__ry
unfitly1335573_unfitly
unitary1038613_un_itary
unity84918493_un_it_y
unmitre936993_unmitre

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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162266.90321173.7
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.09225196.1
 
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