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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 “bolides” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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55 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
bolides1051507(None) 
bolide9515561bolide_
borides10515151borides
baldies105317702baldies
belies84631052beli_es
besides104814532besides
betides104915262betides
bides85536772b__ides
biocides1336932biocides
blades95221252b_lades
blites84721212b_lites
blondes104213162blondes
bodes84935102bo__des
bodices12710592bodices
bodies94524142bodi_es
bogies94724312bogi_es
boites84322702bo_ites
bolases93315002bolases
bolder94820932bol_der
boldest102613062bol_dest
bolds85825282bol_d_s
boles75448602bol__es
boletes9316062boletes
bollixes1747202bollixes
boluses94113832boluses
boodies103721442boodies
boride9415902boride_
bovids1287972bovid_s
bovines12412662bovines
bowlines133211622bowlines
brides94423512b_rides
bromides13219362bromides
bylines1239242bylines
colies84837052coli_es
collides113214472collides
elides74420692_elides
glides84518862_glides
halides113416662halides
holies94630032holi_es
iodides93811612iodides
iolites73819482iolites
molies84429512moli_es
obliges1037142obliges
oldies7314422_oldies
olives94313952_olives
oolites72817842oolites
oxides14109692_oxides
polices113118052polices
polies84034582poli_es
slides73922182_slides
solider82912452solider
solidest9310382solidest
solids74116402solid_s
solidus8338112solidus
toluides935552toluides

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671553.37631893.1
3Display Results55550.0134230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691553.74947663.6
 
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