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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 “shabby” 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.

36 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
shabby163580(None) 
scabby1535501scabby
swabby1634351swabby
blabby1234812blabby
cabby145314562_cabby
chubby1844122chubby
crabby15346752crabby
flabby1634572flabby
gabby135512952_gabby
grabby14336182grabby
hobby155913732_hobby
hubby155011402_hubby
shabbily1873902shabbily
shady125416512sha_dy
shaggy14478042shaggy
shaky154616842sha_ky
shaley123714992shaley
shaly114322862sha_ly
shammy16388502shammy
shamoy14379912shamoy
shandy134710032shandy
shanny124110092shanny
shanty124715122shanty
sharny124711832sharny
sharpy145211032sharpy
shay107133342sha__y
shrubby1742362shrubby
slobby1334802slobby
snobby1334402snobby
snubby1344532snubby
squabby2343282squabby
stably113314122stably
stubby1345042stubby
suably112814532suably
tabby125213892_tabby
yabby15389752_yabby

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551362.48633206.4
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691362.82563253.5
 
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