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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 “lobsticks” 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.

27 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
lobsticks177355(None) 
lobstick1694011lobstick_
lopsticks1783601lopsticks
joysticks2542622joysticks
lipsticks1773772lipsticks
lopstick1654182lopstick_
chopsticks2352513chopsticks
crabsticks2051923crabsticks
dipsticks1864213dipsticks
downticks1942963downticks
flagsticks2052363flagsticks
fossicks17134163fo_ssicks
joystick2442883joystick_
linstocks1544143linstocks
lipstick1684493lipstick_
lobations11219613lobations
lobsters10268743lobst_ers
logistics1245063logistic_s
nonstick1447593nonstick_
nonsticky1843293nonsticky
pigsticks1843963pigsticks
politicks17276843politicks
robotics1245493robotic_s
slapsticks1852403slapsticks
solstices1146703solstices
sticks125118613___sticks
unsticks1436233_unsticks

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641277.17320722.3
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.60923484.2
 
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