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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 “bluefishes” 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.

41 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
bluefishes184431(None) 
blemishes1665082bl_emishes
blowfishes2143462blowfishes
bluefish1645142bluefish__
bonefishes1844912bonefishes
baitfishes1844053baitfishes
batfishes1746583b_atfishes
billfishes1844253billfishes
blackfishes2543503blackfishes
blandishes1644613blandishes
blemished1763783bl_emished
blemisher1663653bl_emisher
blemishers1763013bl_emishers
blindfishes2052583blindfishes
bluefins1345113bluefi__ns
blueish1236483blue_ish__
bluelines1145833blueli_nes
bluenesses1237933bluenesses
bluenoses1144223bluenos_es
blushes124314823blu___shes
boarfishes1844973boarfishes
boxfishes2444153b_oxfishes
burnishes1436643b_urnishes
cavefishes2143863cavefishes
drumfishes1942753drumfishes
filefishes1944483filefishes
flatfishes1943993flatfishes
flemishes1765243fl_emishes
globefishes2052313globefishes
lumpfishes2042873_lumpfishes
lungfishes1743413_lungfishes
mudfishes1844193_mudfishes
outfishes15118023_outfishes
pipefishes2043793pipefishes
plenishes1487083pl_enishes
pupfishes1944313_pupfishes
rosefishes1644113rosefishes
sablefishes1952893sabl_efishes
studfishes17103793studfishes
sunfishes1547033_sunfishes
tilefishes1644603tilefishes

Search took 7 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 Limit140603416.20322666.9
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.62526972.2
 
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