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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 “althaeas” 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.

31 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
althaeas114421(None) 
althaea1044351althaea_
altheas1038221alth_eas
althea938192alth_ea_
aethers103614943aeth_ers
albatas938373al_batas
allheal1044553allh_eal
allheals1143913allheals
alohas9411703aloh__as
alpacas1137073al_pacas
alphabets1652583alphabets
alphas1139513alph__as
altars64518153alt_a_rs
alterers82512493alterers
alters64924223alt__ers
althorns1146733althorns
anthems12309423anth_ems
anthers103715203anth_ers
archaea12137613archaea_
archaeal13115463archaeal
archaean13135163archaean
archaeans14134143archaeans
asthmas12117363asth_mas
athanasy1442763a_thanasy
citharas13156723citharas
earthpeas1443383earthpeas
gastraeas1063573gastraeas
kitharas15165413kitharas
lathers104321883lath_ers
lathes95127493lath_e_s
malthas1237913malth__as

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162316.92321112.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.35924282.0
 
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