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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 “fossicker” 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
fossicker184302(None) 
fossicked1942531fossicked
fossickers1942561fossickers
fossick16134732fossick__
fossicks17134162fossick_s
bossier93712423bossi__er
donnicker1643053donnicker
dossier83711693dossi__er
flicker163610623f__licker
flossier11326973flossi__er
forsaker1545103fors_aker
fossicking2042453fossicking
frolicker1842393frolicker
fussier103610673fussi__er
gossiper1164203gossi_per
gossipper1472593gossipper
monicker1635733mo_nicker
mosaicked1842483mosaicked
mossier94413813mossi__er
ossicle944483_ossicle_
ossicles1054183_ossicles
ossifier111196273_ossifier
possibler1343013possibler
shicker163914823__shicker
sicker124023903___sicker
slicker133314533__slicker
snicker133012673__snicker
sticker133515883__sticker
unsicker1435303_unsicker

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641297.48319863.8
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.95222471.2
 
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