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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 “fishworm” 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.

34 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
fishworm194380(None) 
fishworms2043251fishworms
fireworm1646692fireworm
caseworm1546163caseworm
dishware1545433dishware
figwort1448223fi_gwort
filiform1644773filiform
firework1847413firework
fireworms1745603fireworms
fishbolt1644663fishbolt
fishbone1644663fishbone
fishbowl1942353fishbowl
fisher124917143fish_er_
fishers134714723fish_ers
fishery16397733fish_ery
fishhook2142163fishhook
fishier13359853fishier_
fishpole1644053fishpole
fishpond1773223fishpond
fishway1943813fishw_ay
fishways2043643fishways
fishwife2042293fishwife
flatworm1645183flatworm
fusiform1643983fusiform
inchworm1843103inchworm
isoform1244963_isoform
meshwork2043553meshwork
misform1437513mis_form
misword1338413mis_word
pinworm1467183pi_nworm
pisiform1564963pisiform
ringworm1444673ringworm
silkworm1743583silkworm
wireworm1645893wireworm

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162346.95321021.4
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.40624127.9
 
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