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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 “termites” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

31 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
termites1031369(None) 
tergites9310541tergites
termite9313891termite_
thermites1438041thermites
cerites94823432cer_ites
dermises112512022dermises
eremites10312602_eremites
ermines9416672_ermines
ferrites112312832ferrites
hermits12312142hermit_s
kermises14248312kermises
kernites1269112kernites
marmites122212792marmites
perlites10316362perlites
permits11314002permit_s
permutes1238712permutes
sternites9310072sternites
tectites1039992tectites
tektites1236612tektites
tergite8311002tergite_
terminates12410002terminates
terminus1037392terminus
termitic1249282termitic
termtimes1354802termtimes
terries73425632terri_es
terrines82117552terrines
territs72714502territ_s
thermite1339032thermite_
thermits1338512thermit_s
turgites937782turgites
verites103822262ver_ites

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059314.14029241.3
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691314.57939024.0
 
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