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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 “townhouses” 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.

30 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
townhouses165385(None) 
townhouse1544281townhouse_
tollhouses1344552tollhouses
toolhouses1344572toolhouses
townhomes1743992townho_mes
boathouses1545923boathouses
cookhouses1944603cookhouses
doghouses1445353do_ghouses
dollhouses1444053dollhouses
dosshouses1443583dosshouses
funhouses1544593_funhouses
henhouses1546173_henhouses
hothouses1547763ho_thouses
longhouses1444983longhouses
outhouses12310663_outhouses
poorhouses1545293poorhouses
pothouses1449043po_thouses
powerhouses1952473powerhouses
roadhouses1444503roadhouses
roundhouses15102993roundhouses
storehouses1453833storehouses
taphouses1446553t_aphouses
teahouses1246513t_eahouses
tollhouse1244543tollhouse_
tonuses73612193to_n__uses
toolhouse1244693toolhouse_
townhome1644053townho_me_
treehouses1345193treehouses
unhouses1138703__unhouses
workhouses2044893workhouses

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 Limit140603306.20322666.9
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.62526972.2
 
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