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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 “chisels” 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.

28 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
chisels1221910(None) 
chiels115115931chi_els
chisel112111941chisel_
chaises124317492chaise_s
chapels14429152chapels
chasers123714922chasers
chases115128232chase_s
chicles143512502chicles
chiders135312942chiders
chides124620472chide_s
chiefs14509652chi_efs
chiel104918972chi_el_
chield124610212chi_eld
chields13507482chi_elds
chiles115425302chile_s
chills114717702chi_lls
chimers144515142chimers
chimes134922572chime_s
chines115029172chine_s
chiseled1435882chiseled
chiseler1335902chiseler
chiselers1445452chiselers
chives144317592chive_s
choses115825132chose_s
crises84529432crise_s
hirsels10128352_hirsels
hosels94218612_hosels
shiels95418922shi_els

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671282.86037647.2
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.24954998.8
 
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