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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 “gridlocks” 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
gridlocks174268(None) 
gridlock1642861gridlock_
gridlocked1951102gridlocked
armlocks1643963ar_mlocks
deadlocks1743803deadlocks
dreadlocks1852193dreadlocks
firelocks1844233firelocks
gavelocks1942793gavelocks
gridlocking2051163gridlocking
grillworks18142533grillworks
gripsacks1842313gripsacks
gunlocks1544683g_unlocks
hairlocks1863773hairlocks
headlocks1944463headlocks
hillocks1736063_hillocks
killocks1354793_killocks
padlocks1755473_padlocks
piddocks1893653_piddocks
princocks1942963princocks
redocks14409933_red_ocks
relocks134411293_r_elocks
rimrocks1644043_rimrocks
rowlocks1744353_rowlocks
ruddocks1643043_ruddocks
wedlocks1844393_wedlocks
wristlocks1951683wristlocks

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641267.17320722.3
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.62223444.1
 
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