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TecDictionary.GetNearestWords Method
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Finds approximately similar to S words in all dictionaries.

function GetNearestWords(const S: ecString; St: TecStrings; MaxEdits: integer = 1): integer;
Description

GetNearestWords method returns of words found. 

St parameter returns list of words found. 

MaxEdit parameter specifies maximum amount of edits in the words for obtaining S string. Edits are any kind of substitution, deletion and insertion of characters. Hence, MaxEdit parameter specifies the similarity of words found and S string. 

For example, if the origin word is 'football', the word 'foatbaal' contains one substitution, one deletion and one insertion.

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