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

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78 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
hagfishes194515(None) 
hogfishes1944681hogfishes
batfishes1746582batfishes
catfishes1746302catfishes
dogfishes1745082dogfishes
garfishes16167082garfishes
hagbushes1842562hagbushes
hagfish17227612hagfish__
haggises1335882haggis_es
hashishes1444392hashishes
headfishes2044412headfishes
oarfishes15156952oarfishes
panfishes1737592panfishes
pigfishes1845002pigfishes
ratfishes1546102ratfishes
sawfishes1845742sawfishes
affiches1945233_affiches
anguishes1345093anguishes
baitfishes1844053baitfishes
banishes131812463ba_nishes
boarfishes1844973boarfishes
boxfishes2444153boxfishes
cavefishes2143863cavefishes
coalfishes1844693coalfishes
codfishes1845643codfishes
cowfishes2045723cowfishes
crawfishes2143593crawfishes
crayfishes2143403crayfishes
danishes121710493da_nishes
dealfishes1744193dealfishes
englishes1345103englishes
fallfishes1943983fallfishes
famishes1658283fa_mishes
finfishes1846043finfishes
fishes125221343___fishes
flatfishes1943993flatfishes
foxfishes2544053foxfishes
frogfishes2043323frogfishes
garnishes13198813garnishes
goatfishes1743933goatfishes
grayfishes2043633grayfishes
hafizes2235983ha_fi_zes
haggish15207473haggish__
haggishly2042913haggishly
hagrides1337623hagri_des
hangfires1643843hangfi_res
hashes125024803ha___shes
hawfinches2451193hawfinches
hogfish17257023hogfish__
hogwashes1942463hogwashes
jackfishes2943763jackfishes
jewfishes2543383jewfishes
kaddishes1844093kaddishes
kingfishes2143703kingfishes
ladyfishes2052843ladyfishes
languishes1444243languishes
lavishes1457403la_vishes
lungfishes1743413lungfishes
marishes13512553ma_rishes
mudfishes1844193mudfishes
outfishes15118023outfishes
parishes13314753pa_rishes
pinfishes1746243pinfishes
pupfishes1944313pupfishes
radishes1269463ra_dishes
ravishes1478043ra_vishes
redfishes1645793redfishes
sailfishes1644643sailfishes
sandfishes1745543sandfishes
sheatfishes2052483sheatfishes
starfishes1646153starfishes
sunfishes1547033sunfishes
tarnishes12188893tarnishes
toadfishes1743793toadfishes
vanishes141610753va_nishes
varnishes15207913varnishes
wampishes1944303wampishes
weakfishes2343353weakfishes

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit148641786.68622231.7
3Display Results78780.0461695.7
 (SQL Overall)178691786.90525878.5
 
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