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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 “flatboats” 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
flatboats144448(None) 
faltboats1444071faltboats
flatboat1346471flatboat_
catboats1247872_catboats
faltboat1346232faltboat_
flatfoots1542932flatfoots
flyboats1643862fl_yboats
catboat11412243_catboat_
fireboats1446413fireboats
flambeaus1642893flambeaus
flamboyants21121523flamboyants
flameouts1443923flameouts
flatbeds14364543flatb_eds
flatbreads1652243flatbreads
flatcaps1563403flat_caps
flatcars1344623flat_cars
flatfoot1445293flatfoot_
flatheads1644873flatheads
flatlets1147373flat_lets
flatmate1346393flat_mate
flatmates1446193flat_mates
flattops1344553flatto_ps
flatways1744323flat_ways
flatworks1944703flatworks
flatworms1743963flatworms
floats96816253fl___oats
flyboat1546003fl_yboat_
foldboats1543713foldboats

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 Limit148641287.18620684.8
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.62523434.9
 
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