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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 “rhymes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

34 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
rhymes1441982(None) 
chymes165912151chymes
rhemes115913181rhemes
rhyme13479551rhyme_
rhymed15416711rhymed
rhymer14387081rhymer
rhymers15365541rhymers
thymes144810741thymes
berhymes1843802berhymes
chimes134922572chimes
chyles144813282chyles
chyme156512502chyme_
cymes1210118922_cymes
hames106138702_hames
hemes105031082_hemes
homes106938822_homes
hymen13311042_hymen
hymens1437992_hymens
hymns1337522_hymns
hypes135818672_hypes
physes14399782physes
rheme106214052rheme_
rhombs13336492rhombs
rhumbs13366772rhumbs
rhuses94911792rhuses
rimes75634542r_imes
ryes75529352r_y_es
rykes125513032r_ykes
shames114726222shames
themes115319252themes
thyme134612472thyme_
thymey17426312thymey
thymus14324742thymus
zymes1924712942_zymes

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.703254183.5
2DLD Change Limit82551344.70317552.8
3Display Results34340.0301133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691345.43632871.8
 
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