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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 “ghoulif” 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.

26 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
ghoulie1144261ghoulie
ghoul959052ghoul__
ghoulies1235392ghoulies
ghoulish1543542ghoulish
ghouls1036042ghoul_s
aboulia966553aboulia
aboulic1156283aboulic
coulis84018763_coulis
ghibli1243493ghibli_
ghiblis1353343ghiblis
ghillie11326353ghillie
globulin1144193globulin
goalie7413163g_oalie
goblin939503g_oblin
golf85731183g_o_l_f
gonif94320923g_o_nif
groupie1045783groupie
gulf84929423g__ul_f
hoolie93217783_hoolie
houri85915253_houri_
houris94514583_houris
khalif1657833kh_alif
moulin8313283_moulin
shoplift1645193shoplift
should1038033shoul_d
thulia936113th_ulia

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 Filter1786911340270.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit134027267.03019065.0
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691267.42324072.6
 
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