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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 “footfall” 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.

51 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
footfall144482(None) 
football1345611football
footfalls1544591footfalls
footwall1444521footwall
foosball1344092foosball
footballs1445362footballs
footfault15133202footfault
foothill1444992foothill
footstall1243482footstall
footwalls1544382footwalls
outfall1039682_outfall
catfall1237393_catfall
downfall1543633downfall
fastball1344913fastball
floodwall1652083floodwall
foetal9311883foet_a_l
fontal9313143font_a_l
foosballs1444033foosballs
footage1148843foot_age
footbag1344553footba_g
footbags1444523footbags
footballer1552993footballer
footbath1664013footbath
footfaults16131733footfaults
foothills1544133foothills
foothold1545203foothold
footle93914383foot__le
footman1236403footma_n
footmark1743833footmark
footpace1544493footpace
footpad1343903footpa_d
footpads1443983footpads
footpath1663843footpath
footrace1346413footrace
footstalk1642983footstalk
footstalls1343243footstalls
footway1635253footwa_y
footways1744873footways
forkball1744823forkball
foxtail1745383foxt_ail
goofball1443273goofball
outcall9310123_outcall
outfalls1138143_outfalls
pitfall1245823_pitfall
poolhall1343703poolhall
pratfall1344153pratfall
rockfall1743403rockfall
shortfall1542873shortfall
snowfall14133303snowfall
softball1344203softball
woolfell1442243woolfell

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162516.86021306.4
3Display Results51510.0133923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691517.29624491.6
 
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