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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forcandlepins” 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.

11 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
candlepins154368(None) 
candlepin1443561candlepin_
candlefish1952673candlefish
candlelit1265413candleli_t
candlenuts1352393candlenuts
candlers114214103candle__rs
candles104422343candle___s
candlewick2251813candlewick
candlewicks2351523candlewicks
candling122313873candl__ing
chandleries1744333chandleries

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 Filter1786911406030.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit140603116.88020436.5
3Display Results11110.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691117.34624324.9