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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 “dropsy” 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.

33 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
dropsy1249747(None) 
drops85719501drops_
drossy10528471drossy
drowsy13487901drowsy
biopsy1334532biopsy
brosy106115382bro_sy
crops96125242crops_
donsy96414682d_onsy
dopey116020352d_opey
dopy106224152d_op_y
dorps85419222dorps_
drapey125010582drapey
dressy10518142dressy
drippy14445652drippy
drips85417232drips_
drolly105411672drolly
drooly104911072drooly
droops95110962droops_
droopy12458242droopy
drop75324402drop__
dropt86924432drop_t
drosky14486162drosky
dross65418092dro_ss
drowse105010552drowse
frowsy15498272frowsy
hydropsy20184152hydropsy
popsy125713402_popsy
props95726882props_
prosy106319252pro_sy
ropey106021872_ropey
ropy96323412_rop_y
rosy76024872_ro_sy
trophy1438282trophy

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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551336.40612886.5
3Display Results33330.43675.7
 (SQL Overall)178691337.18824859.6
 
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