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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 “boldly” 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.

45 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
boldly1239942(None) 
baldly12479831baldly
coldly12459951coldly
badly114918762b_adly
baldy115518932bald_y
bally105530102bal_ly
belly104625492bel_ly
billy105525362bil_ly
bodily12310992bodily
body107425672bo_d_y
bold75432812bold__
bolder94820932bolder
bolds85825282bold_s
boll65634752bol_l_
bolls75531312bol_ls
bolshy1444882bolshy
boodle93215032boodle
boody115420402bood_y
botfly1436092botfly
boxily1877842boxily
broadly1337152broadly
brolly114510852brol_ly
bully105124812bul_ly
colly104926772col_ly
dolly96125202dol_ly
folly115022602fol_ly
fondly13299042fondly
godly104913292go_dly
golly95121102gol_ly
goodly11419302goodly
holily123612952holily
holly114824432hol_ly
jolly154517512jol_ly
lolly85120662lol_ly
lordly1038752lordly
loudly1037782loudly
mildly12318242mildly
moldy115014652mold_y
molly105222492mol_ly
oddly1037162_oddly
oldy85316842_old_y
solely93714212solely
solidly1137352solidly
wildly13328122wildly
worldly1433992worldly

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551452.81329346.2
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691453.18956033.6
 
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