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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 “hits” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
hits7554514(None) 
aits46355541aits
bits66148171bits
chits105424571chits
dits56450531dits
fits76043471fits
gits55744601gits
hats76858251hats
hets75547201hets
hies74842841hies
hilts86924411hilts
hims95230981hims
hins76448001hins
hints87330621hints
hips96433711hips
his66359511hi_s
hiss75629221hiss
hist76551551hist
hists86328371hists
hit66569201hit_
hots78349331hots
huts76737441huts
its35538841_its
kits86441781kits
lits46252501lits
nits45741651nits
pits66348751pits
shits84731171shits
sits45050211sits
tits46145051tits
whits115923821whits
wits76044881wits
zits136030301zits

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.263679433.5
2DLD Change Limit13983330.25055932.0
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691330.529337790.2
 
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