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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 “chickaree” 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
chickaree207470(None) 
chickadee2163741chickadee
chickarees2163221chickarees
chickadees2272302chickadees
chickee183111552chick__ee
chivaree1646362chi_varee
shikaree1544832shi_karee
checkable2244743checkable
checkered2144683checkered
chicane1489553chic_a_ne
chicaned1665873chic_aned
chicaner1586073chic_aner
chicanes1559373chic_anes
chickees19258513chick_ees
chicken18278983chick__en
chickened2144623chickened
chickories2144363chickories
chickory2243363chickor_y
chickpea2143193chick_pea
chickweed2443163chickweed
chivareed1843123chi_vareed
chivarees1744383chi_varees
cicoree1149843c_ic_oree
clickable1944303clickable
shickered19115723shickered
shikarees1643073shi_karees
shivaree1445663shi_varee
whickered22114033whickered

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641287.12620859.0
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691287.54623680.2
 
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