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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 “flabby” 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
flabby163457(None) 
blabby1234811blabby
blebby1233742blebby
cabby145314562_cabby
clubby1534682clubby
crabby15346752crabby
flab96628352fla_b_
flabbily1843352flabbily
flabs105818642fla_bs
flaggy14415922flaggy
flakey164410512flakey
flaky155715582fla_ky
flambe13489152flambe
flamy135217472fla_my
flappy1654482flappy
flashy15498172flashy
flatly123110212flatly
flawy145913382fla_wy
flaxy189012292fla_xy
flay106332802fla__y
flyboy17113912flyboy
flyby1676002fl_yby
gabby135512952_gabby
globby1434682globby
grabby14336182grabby
lamby125114842_lamby
lobby125113922_lobby
scabby1535502scabby
shabby1635802shabby
slobby1334802slobby
swabby1634352swabby
tabby125213892_tabby
yabby15389752_yabby

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551332.86028864.0
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691333.23655219.7
 
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