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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 “loathe” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

42 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
loathe9421138(None) 
lathe85626711l_athe
loath84918601loath_
loathed11419441loathed
loather103711001loather
loathes103513241loathes
bathe105822882_bathe
clothe114712992clo_the
coatee84327212coatee
goatee73219532goatee
late47560482l_at_e
lath76640382l_ath_
lathed104718452l_athed
lather95124352l_ather
lathes95127492l_athes
lathi85417202l_athi
laths86022402l_aths
lathy115215062l_athy
latke94817092l_atke
latte55426302l_atte
leather103815782leather
lethe85717302l_ethe
lithe84922012l_ithe
loach105116362loach_
loaches123613982loaches
loathers113310432loathers
loathly1334712loathly
lobate82915242lobat_e
locate83919842locat_e
lotah85315852lotah_
lotahs9479872lotahs
loth76132132lo_th_
lotte54923852lo_tte
louche115212662louche
oath76132152_oath_
oaths86117312_oaths
rathe85821922_rathe
scathe114414992scathe
snathe94415112snathe
soothe94214842soothe
spathe115115692spathe
swathe125514112swathe

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551422.70330540.5
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691422.82663231.1
 
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