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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 “blackfishes” 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.

30 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
blackfishes254351(None) 
blackfish2343832blackfish__
jackfishes2943762_jackfishes
backfires2046173b_ackfi_res
backlashes21125303b_acklashes
backrushes2143773b_ackrushes
backwashes24104673b_ackwashes
baitfishes1844053b_aitfishes
batfishes1746583b_a_tfishes
blackfaces2343563blackf_aces
blackfins2054393blackfi__ns
blackflies2143733blackf_lies
blackish1976713black_ish__
blacklisted2052513blacklisted
blacklister1952263blacklister
blacklisters2051743blacklisters
blacklists1844183blacklis_ts
blacknesses1944993blacknesses
blandishes1644613bla_ndishes
blindfishes2052583blindfishes
blowfishes2143463bl_owfishes
bluefishes1844313bl_uefishes
boarfishes1844973boa_rfishes
flatfishes1944003fla_tfishes
ladyfishes2052843_ladyfishes
platyfishes2252193platyfishes
rockfishes2263513_rockfishes
stockfishes2352883stockfishes
suckfishes2243433_suckfishes
weakfishes2343353wea_kfishes

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633304.87624945.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691305.28233830.2
 
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