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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 “boarfishes” 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.

56 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
boarfishes184497(None) 
oarfishes15156951_oarfishes
batfishes1746582b_atfishes
boarfish1635752boarfish__
bonefishes1844912bonefishes
boxfishes2444152bo_xfishes
coalfishes1844692coalfishes
garfishes16167082_garfishes
goatfishes1743932goatfishes
starfishes1646152starfishes
toadfishes1743792toadfishes
baitfishes1844053baitfishes
banishes131812463b_a_nishes
billfishes1844253billfishes
blackfishes2543503blackfishes
blandishes1644613blandishes
blowfishes2143463blowfishes
bluefishes1844313bluefishes
boarish123911913boar_ish__
brandishes1645893brandishes
burnishes1436643b_urnishes
catfishes1746303_catfishes
codfishes1845643co_dfishes
cowfishes2045723co_wfishes
crawfishes2143593crawfishes
crayfishes2143403crayfishes
dealfishes1744193dealfishes
dogfishes1745083do_gfishes
flatfishes1943993flatfishes
foolfishes1943763foolfishes
foxfishes2544053fo_xfishes
garnishes13198813_garnishes
goldfishes1863563goldfishes
grayfishes2043633grayfishes
hagfishes1945153_hagfishes
headfishes2044413headfishes
hogfishes1944683ho_gfishes
marishes13512553_mar_ishes
monkfishes2243743monkfishes
moonfishes1844193moonfishes
nourishes12116733nour_ishes
oarfish13158613_oarfish__
outfishes15118023_outfishes
overfishes1947013overfishes
panfishes1737593_panfishes
parishes13314753_par_ishes
ratfishes1546103_ratfishes
rockfishes2263513rockfishes
rosefishes1644113rosefishes
sawfishes1845743_sawfishes
spearfishes1953163spearfishes
tarnishes12188893_tarnishes
tovarishes1643353tovar_ishes
varnishes15207913_varnishes
weakfishes2343353weakfishes
wolffishes2242983wolffishes

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 Limit140603566.14022899.5
3Display Results56560.0331697.0
 (SQL Overall)178691566.57927160.8
 
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