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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 “batfowl” 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.

39 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
batfowl154359(None) 
batfowls1642771batfowls
batfowled1851962batfowled
batfowler1771892batfowler
afoul8510193_a_foul
atoll57913923_at_oll
babool103012153ba_bool
bagful1237213bagf_ul
barlow112911423barlow_
barlows12259973barlows
barrow114512763barrow_
barrows123411683barrows
batboy1387533batbo_y
batboys1465833batboys
batfish1558683batfish
batfowlers1851903batfowlers
batfowling1942443batfowling
batgirl1043393batgirl
bathos116215633batho_s
bathyal1544823bathyal
baton75822423bat_o_n
batons85519423bat_ons
bawl95326063ba___wl
befool1137713b_efool
befoul1137253b_efoul
behowl1445533b_ehowl
boatful1236283boatf_ul
bowl96827703b___owl
catfall1237393catfall
fowl105723633___fowl
hatful12108743hatf_ul
jetfoil1742913jetfoil
outfool1037333outfool
outhowl1337203outhowl
patrol83213023patro_l
peafowl1543193peafowl
seafowl1343913seafowl
vatful12107083vatf_ul
waterfowl1843473waterfowl

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027397.51617832.2
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691397.93522519.3
 
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