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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 “twelfth” 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.

28 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
twelfth164168(None) 
twelfths1741271twelfths
delft95623323_delft_
delfts10439673_delfts
dwelt94316523dwel_t_
tallith102913063tallith
teeth87315853t_e_eth
telfer9379893t_elfer
tenth85421833t_e_nth
teth76327893t_e__th
theft114118133the_ft_
thefts12387923the_fts
tilth85515363t_il_th
trefah1235093tre_fah
trilith10310513trilith
tweet84823983twe_et_
tweets94210103twe_ets
twelve1234163twel_ve
twelves1334303twelves
twenty1236223twe_nty
twilit949553twilit_
wealth12379223_wealth
weft105435013_we_ft_
wefts116715493_we_fts
welch134411493_wel_ch
welsh113110363_wel_sh
welt75547863_wel_t_
welts85225193_wel_ts

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit134027285.76623244.4
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691286.15629027.1
 
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