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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 “colbys” 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.

38 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
colbys1340715(None) 
colby124415061colby_
clays105521332c_lays
cloys104916942c_loys
cobbs115013992co_bbs
cobby145516412cobby_
cobles104622882cobles
cobs87043142co_b_s
colas75436772col_as
colds85726972col_ds
coles76055062col_es
coleus86818272coleus
colics104219902colics
colies84837052colies
colins85229042colins
colly104926772colly_
colobus11389372colobus
cologs96517352cologs
colons86028682colons
colors86622372colors
cols66553082col__s
colts76633292col_ts
coly96940532col_y_
colzas174010512colzas
combes125321732combes
combos125316612combos
combs116122962comb_s
coneys115218422coneys
cooeys114914482cooeys
copays134911272copays
corby125018532corby_
coseys115215812coseys
coveys145413502coveys
cowboys1735252cowboys
coys97537242co__ys
cozeys204610912cozeys
foleys123810462foleys
polys105718762pol_ys

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551382.36034979.2
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691382.71965719.4
 
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