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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 “potbelly” 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.

32 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
potbelly154421(None) 
gorbelly1445472gorbelly
sowbelly1643872sowbelly
belly104625493___belly
cowbell1445223cowbell_
cowbells1544993cowbells
gospelly1443143gospelly
motherly16346093motherly
notedly1136883not_edly
novelly1346513no_velly
outbully1345103outbully
patella938953pat_ella
pettedly1443893pettedly
portabella1452273portabella
portabello1452093portabello
portobello14102283portobello
postally13310273postally
postbellum1651843postbellum
potbellied1552283potbellied
potbellies1443393potbellies
potboil1195463potboil_
potboils1284633potboils
potboy1397813potb__oy
potency1457433pot_ency
potently1347403potently
pottery123011073potte_ry
rottenly1144153rottenly
soberly1236943so_berly
somberly1544053somberly
sottedly1244303sottedly
telly84920823__t_elly
totally1039893tot_ally

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162329.28015750.2
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691329.68618448.4
 
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