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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 “whitefly” 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.

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
whitefly204251(None) 
whitely16346471white_ly
chiefly1834102chi_efly
whitey154911882white__y
writerly1444152writerly
briefly1534573bri_efly
firefly1635633_firefly
liefly1266363_li_efly
tritely1039003trite_ly
unitedly1245793unitedly
westerly1445553westerly
whiffle1933533whi_ffle
whiney155012643whine__y
whirly15448863whi__rly
white114920303white___
whitecap1842713whitecap
whited134814083white__d
whiteface2062443whiteface
whitefish2143073whitefish
whiteflies1942223whiteflies
whiten124111923white__n
whitened1535173whitened
whitener1435733whitener
whitens13428733white_ns
whiteout1445583whiteout
whiter124316393white__r
whites123919883white__s
whitest133710113white_st
whitewall1852773whitewall
whiteys16396153white_ys
whittle13106103whit_tle
whity145513473whit___y
widely133311033w_ide_ly
wifely15429423w_ife_ly
winterly14306743winterly
wisely122711713w_ise_ly
wittily1336173w_ittily
wontedly1544253wontedly

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162386.67321903.5
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691387.13925030.3
 
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