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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 “halflives” 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.

42 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
halflives184278(None) 
halflife1743212halflife_
halfpipes1942492halfpipes
halftimes1742882halftimes
alewives1444283_alewives
allies63827673_al_li_es
balklines1536743balklines
ballies93725743bal_li_es
barflies1338303barfli_es
calflike1735153calflike_
challies133915643chal_li_es
challises14358783chal_lises
dallies84023193dal_li_es
dayflies1534463dayfli_es
folklives1942673folklives
gadflies1334733gadfli_es
gallflies1344223gallfli_es
gallies84122713gal_li_es
hafizes2235983ha_f_izes
hairlines1237133hairlines
halfpipe1862443halfpipe_
halftime1643313halftime_
halftones1545223halftones
halides113416663ha__lides
halites103221193ha__lites
halloes104021523hal_l_oes
halluces1335613hal_luces
haloclines1544213haloclines
halolike1537403halolike_
halves124717093ha__l_ves
haplites1339993ha_plites
hellfires1564463hellfires
hollies103420813hol_li_es
kalewives1941953kalewives
mayflies1644913mayfli_es
rallies73823343ral_li_es
sallies73227813sal_li_es
sawflies1444743sawfli_es
shadflies1643833shadfli_es
tallies73624603tal_li_es
tallises82713263tal_lises
wallies103320743wal_li_es

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641426.95621368.7
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.40624127.9
 
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