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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 “horsefly” 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.

62 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
horsefly174487(None) 
housefly1744101housefly
hoarsely1444362hoarse_ly
horseplay1743002horseplay
horsey125115402horse__y
horsily1338842hors_ily
briefly1534573_briefly
coarsely1335533coarse_ly
corsetry1365573corsetry
cursedly1444183cursedly
dorsally1246833dorsally
dorsel75315503dorse_l_
dorsels84412573dorse_ls
erosely1038083erose_ly
firefly1635633fir_efly
forcedly1744803forcedly
forkedly1944323forkedly
formerly1645003formerly
gorbelly1445473gorbelly
gorgedly1444003gorgedly
harshly1636273hars_hly
herself1337623herse_lf
hirsel9138683hirse_l_
hirsels10128343hirse_ls
homely145313173ho_me_ly
honestly14355933honestly
hordeola1244733hordeola
hornfels1443783hornfels
hornily1338283hor_nily
horribly16114313horribly
horridly15114793horridly
horrify1635023horrif_y
horse86132653horse___
horsecar1344513horsecar
horsed105321083horse__d
horseflesh1952193horseflesh
horseflies1644713horseflies
horseman1346823horseman
horsemen1347483horsemen
horseplays1842803horseplays
horsepox2043443horsepox
horses94729343horse__s
horsy116318393hors___y
hosel86024813ho_se_l_
hosels94218603ho_se_ls
hosey116127023ho_se__y
hostly124210863ho_s_tly
houseboy1643873houseboy
houseful1445473houseful
housefuls1544503housefuls
housel95217043house_l_
housels105312133house_ls
hoverfly2043003hoverfly
loosely1036713loose_ly
morosely1345713morose_ly
morsel85815893morse_l_
morsels94112653morse_ls
orderly1135763_orderly
refly113914563__r_efly
sorely94618013sor_e_ly
tersely1038113terse_ly
torrefy1353353torref_y

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162626.40622816.4
3Display Results62620.0331878.8
 (SQL Overall)178691626.85926052.0
 
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