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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 “skeptical” 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
skeptical174396(None) 
sceptical1545341sceptical
septical1259361s_eptical
skeptic1545202skeptic__
skeptically2245772skeptically
skeptics1653862skeptic_s
styptical1643962styptical
ascetical1346283asce_tical
cryptical1844693cryptical
ekistical1544803ekistical
epical10413393__ep_ical
gestical1138993_gestical
haptical1547343_haptical
hectical1547933_hectical
identical1246313identical
metical11315363_me_tical
optical1149863__optical
poetical12311533poe_tical
scenical1247133sce_nical
sceptic1337833sceptic__
sceptics1455663sceptic_s
sceptral1244513scept_ral
septal84513383s_ept__al
septic102713193s_eptic__
septicidal1553283s_epticidal
septics112810433s_eptic_s
skepticism2072923skepticism
statical1039423s_tatical
sterical10311253ste_rical
synoptical1754383synoptical
thetical1349123the_tical
vertical13410433_vertical

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641328.89016720.0
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691329.34219127.7
 
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