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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 “flossy” 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.

44 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
flossy1251770(None) 
floosy12368151floosy
floss85118261floss_
glossy10549001glossy
lossy85214641_lossy
blousy11459122blousy
blowsy14579452blowsy
bossy105515972_bossy
classy11379042classy
drossy10528472drossy
flashy15498172flashy
fleshy15406282fleshy
flimsy14345562flimsy
floaty124210942floaty
flocky18468422flocky
flocs105519232flocs_
floes85528142floes_
flogs95919962flogs_
flooey123910172flooey
floozy21356612floozy
floppy1654872floppy
flops105920142flops_
flossed11388532flossed
flosser10339692flosser
flosses103411972flosses
flossie10337442flossie
flossily1434522flossily
floury12449572floury
flows115822362flows_
folksy16484982folksy
footsy12587932footsy
foss76431642f_oss_
fossa85812632f_ossa
fosse86119462f_osse
frosty124710632frosty
frowsy15498272frowsy
fussy115613952f_ussy
glassy10527752glassy
gloss64319622gloss_
glossa7529162glossa
loss45337962_loss_
lousy84617082_lousy
mossy105217062_mossy
sloshy12366622sloshy

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 Limit82551442.40634310.5
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691442.76564626.0
 
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