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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 “tablecloths” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

25 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
tablecloths185151(None) 
tablecloth1751911tablecloth_
facecloths2052303fa_cecloths
saddlecloths196973saddlecloths
sailcloths1572493sail_cloths
backcloths2383844ba_ckcloths
beclothe1545024__b_eclothe
beclothes1645014__b_eclothes
cablecasts1652284cablecast_s
cerecloths1752184_cerecloths
facecloth1952884fa_cecloth_
haircloths1852464ha_ircloths
oilcloths1452344_oil_cloths
paleoliths1553154pa_leoliths
sackcloths2162484sa_ckcloths
saddlecloth1861194saddlecloth_
sailcloth1462574sail_cloth_
tablelands1352444table_lands
tableless1145034table_l_ess
tablemates1444694table_mates
tablespoons1551484tablespoons
tabletops1342944table_to_ps
tablets94714384table___t_s
talliths11377434ta_l__liths
washcloths2151934wa_shcloths

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148819259.17316223.6
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691259.63918538.3
 
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