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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 “pits” 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.

35 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
pits6634875(None) 
aits46355541aits
bits66148171bits
dits56450531dits
fits76043471fits
gits55744601gits
hits75545141hits
its35538841_its
kits86441781kits
lits46252501lits
nits45741651nits
pats66460851pats
pets66248331pets
pias66542561pias
pics85633921pics
pies66949611pies
pigs76634231pigs
pins65558461pins
pints75936221pints
pips85837141pips
pis56362041pi_s
piss65033341piss
pit56471931pit_
pita65436441pita
pitas77427671pitas
pith95432701pith
piths105817541piths
pity96031941pity
pots66452361pots
puts65641751puts
sits45050211sits
spits74429551spits
tits46145051tits
wits76044881wits
zits136030301zits

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 Filter178691139830.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit13983350.25055932.0
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691350.559319661.9
 
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