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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 “nutshell” 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.

28 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
nutshell114296(None) 
nutshells1242661nutshells
outsell7109262outs_ell
outsmell1075522outsmell
outspell10125452outspell
subshell1344882subshell
unshell1047112_unshell
bushel114513943bu_she_l
bushels124110713bu_shels
eggshell1351043eggshell
numskull145963numskull
nutgall844443nut_gall
nutsier7329253nutsie_r
nutsiest82710243nutsiest
outsells888643outs_ells
outsmells1194103outsmells
outsmelt10138163outsmelt
outspells11104603outspells
outspelt10148403outspelt
outtell797883out_tell
outyell1095843out_yell
seashell1144103seashell
shell84424123___shell
softshell1551593softshell
subshells1444053subshells
unsell63512543_uns_ell
unshells1145923_unshells
upswell1242723_upswell

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162286.81321453.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.26524596.1
 
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