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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 “blemishers” 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.

28 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
blemishers176301(None) 
blemisher1663651blemisher_
blemishes1665081blemishe_s
blemished1763782blemishe_d
flemishes1765242flemishe_s
banishers14258053b_anishers
blandishers1743003blandishers
bleachers16297923ble_achers
blemish1436603blemish___
blemishing1843513blemishing
blenchers16356723ble_nchers
blessers10277633ble__ssers
blethers13429613ble__thers
blisters104015083bl__isters
blithers134711233bl__ithers
bluefishes1844313bluefishe_s
blushers133911293bl__ushers
burnishers1543703burnishers
cherishers1854553cherishers
demisters1249203_demisters
flemished1853633flemishe_d
fleshers14339443fle__shers
lamisters1157123_lamisters
lavishers1564643_lavishers
leisters83312823_le_isters
planishers1584773planishers
plenishes1487083plenishe_s
sleighers1343703sle_ighers

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603285.37326168.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691285.79530835.4
 
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