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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 “hellholes” 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.

36 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
hellholes154572(None) 
hellhole1445241hellhole_
wellholes1544661wellholes
hellboxes2154292hellboxes
helloes103717462hell_o_es
wellhole1444202wellhole_
bellhops1544873bellho_ps
boltholes1445723boltholes
cellphones1744173cellphones
cellules1036813cell_ules
coalholes1445373coalholes
eyeholes1445593_eyeholes
feedholes1643963feedholes
felloes104114383fell_o_es
halloes104021523hall_o_es
hellebores1554123hellebores
helleries122611683helleries
hellfires1564463hellfires
hellhound1642773hellhound
hellhounds1751993hellhounds
hellions11310023hellio_ns
hellkites1644633hellkites
helloed113512423hell_o_ed
hellos95321683hell_o__s
hilloes103815963hill_o_es
holloes103818193holl_o_es
hulloes104113923hull_o_es
keelhales1662953keelhales
keyholes1844593ke_yholes
oilholes1146153_oilholes
peepholes1646283peepholes
pellicles1344923pellicles
pestholes1448233pestholes
telltales944393telltales
wellhouse1553843wellhouse
wellhouses1643783wellhouses

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641367.09320956.0
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.56223630.1
 
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