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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 “footholds” 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
footholds164436(None) 
foothold1545201foothold_
rootholds1343771rootholds
foothills1544132foothills
roothold1244762roothold_
boltholes1445723boltholes
copyholds2042603copyholds
footballs1445363footballs
footboards1644083footboards
footboys1644333footbo_ys
footfalls1544593footfalls
foothill1444993foothil_l
footles103715713foot__les
footnotes1244323footnotes
footpads1443983foot_pads
footropes1446413footropes
footslogs1342723footslogs
footwalls1544383footwalls
footworks1945453footworks
foxholes2144693f_oxholes
freeholds1643743freeholds
hoodmolds1642393hoodmolds
knotholes1644173knotholes
loopholes1448893loopholes
portholes14410373portholes
postholes14410453postholes
potholes13312933_potholes
shotholes1546183shotholes
toeholds1245093_toeholds

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641296.12324275.8
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.56227231.2
 
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