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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 “blithers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

48 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
blithers13471123(None) 
blathers134713791blathers
blethers13429611blethers
blither124812171blither_
blitzers19417151blitzers
slithers114212951slithers
baiters94619302bait_ers
bathers124720362b_athers
biters83925242b_it_ers
bitters94920362b_itters
blather125314202blather_
blatters104414092blatters
blether12459912blether_
blighters1555742blighters
blinders113911142blinders
blinkers14388502blinkers
blisters104015082blisters
blites84721212blit_e_s
blithe115810862blithe__
blithely16104032blithely
blithered15156122blithered
blithest1338082blithest
blitzer18447662blitzer_
blitzes18408702blitze_s
blotters104110982blotters
bluchers15359032bluchers
blushers133911292blushers
bothers124317752b_others
brothers133410832brothers
cithers124315772_cithers
dithers114016152_dithers
flitters114312172flitters
glitters93710542glitters
lathers104321882_lathers
liters65429882_lit_ers
lither94520952_lither_
litters73422572_litters
mithers123516732_mithers
slathers113914782slathers
slither104112982slither_
slithery14356702slithery
slitters84014132slitters
smithers13369792smithers
swithers144310532swithers
tithers104216732_tithers
withers134417752_withers
writhers14398982writhers
zithers193911972_zithers

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121059483.75032282.4
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691484.13943172.5
 
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