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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 “fishtail” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 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
fishtail144398(None) 
fishtails1543661fishtails
fishtailed1741862fishtailed
hightail1545272hightail
disentail1047083disentail
distain8313783dis_tain
distal73615773dis_ta_l
distil73616433dis_t_il
fantail10310233f_antail
festal94213563fes_ta_l
fightable1844373fightable
fiscal1139333fis_ca_l
fishable1637593fish_able
fishbowl1942353fishbowl
fishgig1542103fish_gig
fishily1637643fish__ily
fishkill1842143fishkill
fishmeal1642663fishmeal
fishtailing1851993fishtailing
fishway1943813fishwa_y
fishways2043643fishways
fistful1365903fis_tful
fistic11812573fis_t_ic
foxtail1745383f_oxtail
hightails1645313hightails
pigtail1046623pi_gtail
pintail9311183pi_ntail
pistil83915073pis_t_il
ringtail944723ringtail

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162296.98620922.1
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.40524131.1
 
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