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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 “likeliest” 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.

67 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
likeliest134612(None) 
liveliest1247091liveliest
libelist10310822libeli_st
likelier1235282likelie_r
loneliest949442loneliest
loveliest1246972loveliest
timeliest1147232timeliest
unlikeliest1552402unlikeliest
wifeliest1545882wifeliest
wiseliest1237722wiseliest
cicelies1269753cicelies_
comeliest13410033comeliest
dimpliest1436583dimpliest
eeliest73516473__eeliest
fieriest112112243fi_eriest
giggliest1234323giggliest
girliest93010403gi_rliest
hilliest113914113hi_lliest
homeliest1448553homeliest
jiggliest1854183jiggliest
jingliest1735973jingliest
kindliest1436113kindliest
kingliest1436523kingliest
lakiest113517263lak__iest
leeriest83112883l_eeriest
libelees10227213libelees_
libelists1146953libeli_sts
liefest1038443li_e_fest
lievest1048343li_e_vest
lifeless11228143lifel_ess
lifelines12147053lifelines_
likeness12229863like_ness
likest104914383lik___est
likewise1543263likewi_se
lilies63021413li__lies_
limbiest12258893li_mbiest
limeless10249663limel_ess
limelight1544243limelight
limiest93716103li__miest
limpsiest1344793limpsiest
lineless82711943linel_ess
lingiest93715263li_ngiest
liniest73321153li__niest
lintiest82715913li_ntiest
lippiest122310613li_ppiest
littlest8309243littl_est
livelier1136873livelie_r
liveliness1345633liveliness
liveries11314373liveries_
lordliest1036103lordliest
loudliest1035773loudliest
lovelies1139893lovelies_
lowliest11229473l_owliest
niggliest1144933niggliest
oiliest72817683oi__liest
pimpliest1545473pimpliest
ricketiest1643953ricketiest
rippliest1334763rippliest
sickliest1547523sickliest
silliest84017103si_lliest
steeliest939643steeliest
tingliest1047683tingliest
tinkliest1336133tinkliest
viewiest1435853vi_ewiest
wieldiest1334803wi_eldiest
wiggliest1444883wiggliest
wiliest103416593wi__liest

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641676.81321817.3
3Display Results67670.0302233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691676.99925530.9
 
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