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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 “elf” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

193 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
elf6613852(None) 
delf85436571delf
ef57345361e_f
eff96128621eff
el26745291el_
eld46733791eld
elk76726121elk
ell36735681ell
elm57531741elm
els37645721els
pelf97031451pelf
self75138291self
aff95537612aff
al210674042al_
ala312463602ala
alb57342652alb
ale36572342ale
alef76340692alef
alfa77624272alfa
alif76242142alif
all36148232all
alp56641132alp
als36663022als
alt36467962alt
arf67453372arf
beef96233682beef
bel57148462bel_
bell66237182bell
bels66142492bels
belt65754032belt
calf96339562calf
cel56040552cel_
cell65031722cell
cels65534972cels
celt65646712celt
clef97028182clef
deaf85838402deaf
def76546722def
del46752752del_
dele56843082dele
delfs94918672delfs
delft95623322delft
deli55631292deli
dell56938202dell
dels56745472dels
delt57855272delt
dif76846902dif
ear36867882ear
eat36989052eat
eau37450942eau
ebb72418632ebb
ecu56828232ecu
ed38645182e_d
edh76921562edh
eds46638922eds
eek77935102eek
eel37946842eel
eels46536742eels
eely77725212eely
effs105114032effs
efs66829602efs
eft66038822eft
egg56918672egg
ego46726052ego
eh58339962e_h
eke75630092eke
elan46734242elan
elds56324852elds
elfin84312462elfin
elhi7612402elhi
elks85820032elks
ells46431352ells
elms67322702elms
elmy95616792elmy
else45923082else
em49445152e_m
eme55837182eme
ems56435492ems
emu55929982emu
en28052392e_n
end46834352end
eng46726782eng
ens37245922ens
enuf7323842enuf
eon36052082eon
er28345142e_r
era35741502era
ere36352772ere
erg45531072erg
ern35738362ern
err35626532err
ers36046282ers
es29048222e_s
ess36030882ess
et26964192e_t
eta35834192eta
eth66630982eth
eve66331162eve
ewe66630982ewe
ex98835642e_x
eye65539772eye
fell76833072fell
felt75146932felt
flu66530212flu
fly97124952fly
gel45642432gel_
geld65828432geld
gels56836102gels
gelt56448012gelt
golf85731182golf
gulf84929422gulf
half106238452half
held85330402held
hell75637892hell
helm95530022helm
helo75332852helo
help95328922help
if57239952_if
iff96730392iff
ilk78325302ilk
ill37437092ill
jell117125872jell
kaf106845512kaf
keef115830002keef
kef105639662kef
kelp105322802kelp
kelt85343192kelt
kerf115827462kerf
kif105941192kif
la219261632_la
lea37660182lea
leaf76441032leaf
led46254552led
lee36068142lee
left76340482left
leg46446112leg
lei36846382lei
lek75640302lek
les35663072les
let36481472let
leu36047402leu
lev66139422lev
lex107943822lex
ley66246812ley
lez125541312lez
li29948752_li
lo28053442_lo
mel56047482mel_
meld75830472meld
mell64935612mell
mels65941532mels
melt65752892melt
neif75429492neif
oaf65952882oaf
of58247772_of
off96331632off
old47033462old
ole37155212ole
pele65539552pele
pelfs105016292pelfs
pelt67651082pelt
ply86323552ply
reef74938212reef
ref66053292ref
reif76937652reif
rely75428952rely
rif65951562rif
rolf75134872rolf
seif75638732seif
sel38253322sel_
selfs85220242selfs
sell45840612sell
sels46345982sels
serf76340112serf
shelf115221112shelf
sly66228562sly
teff106023762teff
tel35647902tel_
tela45532972tela
tele45040872tele
tell44934702tell
tels46841692tels
ulu36028702ulu
vela75725542vela
veld85323202veld
weld84727732weld
well75832042well
welt75547862welt
wolf105729562wolf
yeld811423872yeld
yelk115320002yelk
yell76028322yell
yelp95621352yelp

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691140840.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit140841930.39036112.8
3Display Results1931930.0335848.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911930.703254183.5
 
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