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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 “coldest” 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.

41 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
coldest10251476(None) 
boldest102613061boldest
couldest1148351couldest
goldest92411171goldest
oldest72114091_oldest
auldest839892auldest
baldest102313532baldest
calmest11312342calmest
closest94312532closest
coaliest10316222coaliest
codes86247292co_des_
colder95121842colde_r
coldish1399302coldish
coldness1137952coldness
colds85726972cold_s_
coles76055062col_es_
colies84837052colies_
collect113314592collect
collet84030362colle_t
collets93517902collets
congest104618772congest
contest93523232contest
coolest9318642coolest
cosiest93819852cosiest
couldst1037042could_st
cowiest123614672cowiest
coyest11316052co_yest
coziest184014352coziest
crudest104510332crudest
eldest72912682_eldest
fondest11312402fondest
holiest104319622holiest
loudest839932loudest
mildest102812062mildest
modest93818452mo_dest
moldiest11249692moldiest
molest85022742mol_est
oddest81710862_oddest
solidest9310382solidest
wildest113311272wildest
wouldest1235482wouldest

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 Filter1786911076710.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit107671413.22033438.2
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691413.37652929.8
 
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