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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 “shortcakes” 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.

24 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
shortcakes194302(None) 
shortcake1843201shortcake_
hotcakes1744702_ho_tcakes
shortages1336512short_ages
shortwaves1942562shortwaves
corncakes1745013_corncakes
hoecakes1745323_ho_ecakes
hotcake1644543_ho_tcake_
oatcakes1445543__oatcakes
shiitakes1643013shiit_akes
shirtmaker1952333shirtmaker
shirtmakers2052203shirtmakers
shitakes1546113sh_it_akes
shortage1236313short_age_
shortchanges2151623shortchanges
shortcuts1442513shortc_uts
shortfalls1652913shortfalls
shorthairs1672813shorthairs
shorthands1743493shorthands
shortias1148093shortia__s
shorties11414583short__ies
shortwave1842483shortwave_
shortwaved2051803shortwaved
showcases1743323sho_wcases

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603246.53321522.0
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691246.95225703.5
 
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