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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 “sickened” 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.

31 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
sickened154678(None) 
sickener1436601sickener
slickened1644291slickened
bickered17108002bickered
chickened2144622chickened
dickered16117532dickered
lichened1435752lichened
likened12267352li_kened
nickeled15115512nickeled
nickered15117022nickered
picketed17167382picketed
pinkened1535752pinkened
quickened2543162quickened
richened1435952richened
shickered19115722shickered
sickbed16396822sick_bed
sicked134524402sick__ed
sickee124622222sicke_e_
sickees134514212sicke_es
sicken124615252sicken__
sickeners1535732sickeners
sickens134411482sicken_s
sickled144713432sick_led
sicklied1546582sicklied
slackened1644242slackened
slickener1544042slickener
snickered16115342snickered
socketed15177342socketed
suckered1537832suckered
thickened1944302thickened
ticketed15146642ticketed

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059313.46634927.6
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.88845959.6
 
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