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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 “lockstitching” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
lockstitching256109(None) 
backstitching2771532backstitching
locksmithing2461402locksmit_hing
locksmithings2561153locksmit_hings
lockstitch2151613lockstitch___
lockstitched2461223lockstitch_ed
lockstitches2361443lockstitch_es
topstitching2051223to_pstitching
blacksmithing2761634blacksmit_hing
hemstitching2371794_hemstitching
restitching1744004__restitching
stitching1547104____stitching
unstitching1742644__unstitching
whipstitching276854whipstitching
backstitch2352665backstitch___
backstitched2691875backstitch_ed
backstitches2562115backstitch_es
blacksmithings2871155blacksmit_hings
constituting1554655co_nstituting
hopscotching2571055ho_pscotching
locksmith2053005locksmit_h___
locksmiths2152015locksmit_h__s
outbitching1992865_o_utbitching
outpitching1962975_o_utpitching
outstretching1961155_outstretching
snitching1535915____snitching
switching1835705____switching

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790277.61016398.2
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691278.01622291.8
 
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