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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 “chield” 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.

44 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
chield12461021(None) 
chiel104918971chiel_
chields13507481chields
chiels115115931chiels
child114516221chi_ld
shield106212971shield
afield1035952afield
bield84614652_bield
ceiled94114952ceiled
chela103916802ch_ela
chicle134312542chicle
chicly16429202chicly
chid106626402chi__d
chided135113962chided
chief134419482chie_f
chiefly1834102chiefly
chiefs14509652chiefs
childe124711212chi_lde
chile105626892chi_le
chiles115425302chiles
chili106218482chi_li
chill105619872chi_ll
chilled133310932chilled
chilli114312772chilli
chills114717702chills
chilly144113222chilly
chimed145814832chimed
chimla1337592chimla
chined125620062chined
chisel112111942chisel_
chiseled1435882chiseled
chisels12219102chisels
coiled95123942coiled
cried84624282crie_d
field95015322_field
held85330402_h_eld
hied85434042_hie_d
shied96125492shie_d
shiel811023772shiel_
shields11538042shields
shiels95418922shiels
whiled134514132whiled
wield95213912_wield
yield9519692_yield

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit82551445.20315866.0
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691445.71631261.5
 
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