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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 “elderlies” 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.

33 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
elderlies104467(None) 
alderflies1452442alderflies
elderliness1242852elderliness
orderlies1045452orderlies
underlies101414202underlies
allergies10137783allergies
celeries10316313cel_er_ies
clergies1137903cl_ergies
dellies83622213__dellies
derbies103016053__derbies
derries83124623__derries
easterlies1046713easterlies
eateries8324313eater_ies
eldercares1352513eldercares
elderly1154953elderl__y
elders74817303elder___s
elderships1654453elderships
eldresses1045673eldresses
elegies81312903el_e_gies
emeries91620023e_mer_ies
emperies12314563emper_ies
energies9310783e_nergies
equerries1844883equerries
ferlies103216693__ferlies
helleries122611683heller_ies
overlies112417043_overlies
pedleries1298783pedler_ies
ruderies9311333ruder_ies
superlies11314553superlies
underlie91413123underlie_
underlines111512113underlines
underlips12147673underlips
westerlies1345613westerlies

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641337.28020417.7
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.71923149.5
 
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