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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 “ashes” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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227 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
ashes8623061(None) 
aches106132291aches
ashed97829771ashed
ashen87818671ashen
asses55629281asses
bashes115631391bashes
cashes114729881cashes
dashes106124981dashes
fashes124524021fashes
gashes105725151gashes
hashes125024801hashes
lashes94831001lashes
mashes115030001mashes
pashes115828391pashes
rashes95330151rashes
sashes94728481sashes
shes75734351_shes
washes124425491washes
aahed917816442aahed
aahs716428562aah_s
abashes12510372abashes
abbes96723522abbes
ables75935542ables
abyes105518532abyes
aces67645092a_ces
ache96829822ache_
ached119227832ached
acmes96020652acmes
acnes75922622acnes
acres76327762acres
adzes155913802adzes
aedes64625152aedes
ages55844592a_ges
aghas97014872aghas
agues64919052agues
ahed89536252a_hed
ahem97225362a_hem
ahis76135382a_his
ahs68644822a_h_s
aides65336602aides
aisles64721142aisles
akees96119242akees
ales47067102a_les
almes75126542almes
aloes54933672aloes
amies76837692amies
anes45255932a_nes
antes56334322antes
apes66047432a_pes
aphis105917132aphis
apres75426402apres
apses76823912apses
arches114822042arches
ares45871022a_res
arles56735742arles
arses55733872arses
ascus75013582ascus
asea46327182as_ea
ash67944602ash__
ashier94714832ashier
ashiest10313962ashiest
ashler9459972ashler
ashlers10319582ashlers
ashless10318452ashless
ashmen1168172ashmen
ashy107717352ash_y
asides75118872asides
asked106919312asked
asker96418782asker
askers105915402askers
askew12529412askew
askos95011772askos
asks85721212as_ks
aspen75216092aspen
aspens85013352aspens
asper75520432asper
aspers86220312aspers
aspis74618142aspis
asps65622092as_ps
ass37844062as__s
assess65710462assess
asset55932262asset
assets65617662assets
aster55434892aster
asters65631602asters
ates45047922a_tes
aures55137092aures
aves76142602a_ves
awes76037552a_wes
axes117337852a_xes
axles125219472axles
ayes76543512a_yes
baches135426942baches
bases75644352bas_es
bashed126225702bashed
basher115123812basher
bashers124820832bashers
basses85428302basses
bastes85330382bastes
bathes116524832bathes
boshes114721882boshes
brashes124518462brashes
bushes115226112bushes
caches137926912caches
cases75048382cas_es
cashed125124352cashed
cashew144311452cashew
cashews15428602cashews
castes85631862castes
clashes124017282clashes
coshes115022782coshes
crashes124618402crashes
dashed115920562dashed
dasher104318982dasher
dashers115016862dashers
dashis104414392dashis
deashes113313902deashes
dishes104622652dishes
eases56041612eas_es
easies64126632easies
eches106322162eches
eses45336102es_es
esnes54817362esnes
esses56422972esses
fasces114914542fasces
fashed136720252fashed
fishes125221342fishes
flashes133916102flashes
gases65633992gas_es
gashed116321972gashed
gasher104320372gasher
gashest114813412gashest
gasses75724782gasses
gnashes11419572gnashes
gushes104719032gushes
hashed136021942hashed
hastes95727072hastes
hes66654202__hes
hushes124718592hushes
isles54220562isles
joshes165114852joshes
kashas133311902kashas
kasher134915032kasher
kashers143914022kashers
laches116528352laches
lases54944762las_es
lashed105625212lashed
lasher94824532lasher
lashers104121832lashers
lasses64827592lasses
lathes95127502lathes
leashes103514402leashes
lushes94022742lushes
maches134827232maches
marshes123615372marshes
mashed125325042mashed
masher114123202masher
mashers124621052mashers
mashies12318252mashies
masses85028712masses
meshes115019442meshes
moshes115222872moshes
mushes114124562mushes
naches114622412naches
noshes96618232noshes
oases55330982oas_es
oses46641512os_es
pases75346502pas_es
pashas115117062pashas
pashed125923142pashed
passes86030472passes
pastes85233912pastes
pishes114722102pishes
plashes124417392plashes
pushes114621662pushes
quashes192110972quashes
raphes115117452raphes
rases55447212ras_es
rasher95024122rasher
rashers104020912rashers
rashest103916872rashest
reshes94124362reshes
rushes94724362rushes
sabes76437462sabes
sades65239892sades
sadhes104715372sadhes
safes85226722safes
sages65339062sages
sakes95540752sakes
sales56055592sales
sanes55649072sanes
sashed105622942sashed
sasses64124392sasses
sates54949322sates
saves85838632saves
saxes125229342saxes
sees45361052_sees
she66837692_she_
shea76031572_shea
sheas86331792_sheas
shed86536152_shed
sheds96122702_sheds
shew108030762_shew
shews115924712_shews
shies86136552_shies
shoes85429662_shoes
slashes103619112slashes
smashes123914612smashes
snashes105214752snashes
stashes103916172stashes
sues46247652_sues
swashes134714402swashes
taches114224172taches
tasses64826762tasses
tastes64126422tastes
toshes94520102toshes
trashes104119262trashes
tushes94319472tushes
uses44931112us_es
usher84517762usher
ushers94415532ushers
vases84626262vas_es
washed135521502washed
washer124720392washer
washers134517522washers
wastes96224882wastes
wishes124920952wishes

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 Filter178691538000.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit538002273.57615044.7
3Display Results2272270.0802837.5
 (SQL Overall)1786912273.98644829.7
 
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