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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 “sloppy” 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.

38 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
sloppy139530(None) 
floppy1654871floppy
gloppy1454721gloppy
loppy125911661_loppy
slippy1375841slippy
soppy125113521s_oppy
choppy18376292choppy
flappy1654482flappy
flippy1654612flippy
hoppy154912352_hoppy
jaloppy21302482jaloppy
lippy124511902_lippy
loopy105316642_loopy
poppy114813192_poppy
sappy125413472s_appy
shoppe133110322shoppe
sleepy11479412sleepy
slobby1334802slobby
sloop76118912sloop_
sloops85513622sloops
slop66533872slo_p_
slope75823562slo_pe
sloped94216852sloped
sloper84615912sloper
slopes84820452slopes
slopped123511442slopped
sloppily1544612sloppily
slops75026012slo_ps
sloshy12366622sloshy
slowly1237152slowly
snappy1366102snappy
snippy1374842snippy
snoopy11449472snoopy
soapy106114782s_oapy
sophy136611762s_ophy
soupy106115402s_oupy
stroppy14205092stroppy
swoopy14487282swoopy

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 Filter178691825510.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit82551382.36034979.2
3Display Results38380.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691382.46672461.9
 
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