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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 “link” 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.

30 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
link8694345(None) 
blink115720141blink
clink115320041clink
dink97137811dink
fink117532131fink
gink97129531gink
ink76433641_ink
jink156227211jink
kink76034411kink
lank84734451lank
lick106935081lick
lin37967381lin_
line46965581line
ling57447971ling
links96430191links
linky127622381linky
linn46034601linn
lino46343381lino
lins47059061lins
lint416266241lint
liny78141331liny
lunk86030721lunk
mink106636541mink
oink85429351oink
pink107039391pink
plink115219121plink
rink87737001rink
sink86640151sink
slink95422911slink
wink116435031wink

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 Filter178691139830.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit13983300.23360012.9
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691300.499358098.2
 
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