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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 “goliath” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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76 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
goliath114593(None) 
goliaths1244221goliaths
eolith93013902eoli_th
foliate10513532foliate
goliard936072goliard
oolith93813242ooli_th
boniato947283boniato
ciliate9514603ciliate
collate92919683collate
eolian6312593eolia_n
eoliths10318573eoli_ths
filiate10414233filiate
folate93320393fol_ate
folia83618933folia__
foliage1147533foliage
foliar93210973folia_r
foliated1249913foliated
foliates11412753foliates
galah95917633gal_a_h
galeate83916783galeate
galiot72322593galiot_
galiots82311323galiots
gallate83417123gallate
gelate73421253gel_ate
gelati73814533gel_ati
gelato73812953gel_ato
girth95618843g__irth
glia56423153g_lia__
glial66715433g_lia_l
glias64618493g_lia_s
glint66830183g_lint_
glints75714213g_lints
glinty106910693g_linty
glitch12286353g_litch
glitz154916373g_li_tz
gloat65427683g_loat_
gloats74515423g_loats
globate1057823globate
goat56250833go__at_
goats65527303go__ats
goldarn944383goldarn
golgotha1351523golgotha
goliards1045133goliards
golosh1036463gol_osh
gonia64117533gonia__
goth86825083go___th
goulash1164273goulash
goyish13379013goyi_sh
grith95520373g_ri_th
holist94723213holist_
holists104413963holists
iolite63221983ioli_te
laith85722103__laith
lath76640383__l_ath
loath84918603__loath
mollah11319453molla_h
neolith1068783neoli_th
oath76132153_o__ath
oleate6318883_oleate
oolite63319603ooli_te
ooliths10268323ooli_ths
opiate8513463_opiate
otolith10108283otoli_th
plinth11310453_plinth
polish114916723poli_sh
polite83625073poli_te
polity113015863poli_ty
polymath1875963polymath
regolith1247543regoli_th
solate64526073sol_ate
solvate102710213solvate
spoliate1039243spoliate
toluate7159343toluate
towpath1544043towpath
urolith1048783uroli_th
volvate13317993volvate

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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit134027766.86019537.5
3Display Results76760.0332303.0
 (SQL Overall)178691767.31324434.7
 
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