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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 “stroboscope” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

24 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
stroboscope176291(None) 
stroboscopes1863261stroboscopes
stroboscopic2062492stroboscopic
statoscope1454723st_atoscope
stereoscope1554223stereoscope
stethoscope1863633stethoscope
aeroscope1347684aer__oscope
arthroscope1895004arthroscope
baroscope1546574bar__oscope
cryoscope1895144_cr_yoscope
fluoroscope18194284fluoroscope
gastroscope1664254gastr__oscope
gyroscope1755014gyr__oscope
hodoscope1755344__hodoscope
horoscope1647274__horoscope
iconoscope1653534_iconoscope
otoscope1246434___otoscope
statoscopes1554824st_atoscopes
stereoscopes1654294stereoscopes
stereoscopy1853004stereoscopy
stethoscopes1963814stethoscopes
streetscape1571584streetscape
strobotron1261764strobotro_n
strobotrons1352064strobotrons

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819249.09316366.3
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691249.53218746.4
 
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