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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 “hecklers” 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.

31 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
hecklers1735712(None) 
hacklers173710301hacklers
heckler16278571heckler_
heckles163711381heckle_s
bucklers16349502bucklers
cacklers163710702cacklers
checkers19317842check_ers
checkless2044232checkless
chucklers2034442chucklers
deckers144413832deck_ers
deckles143312802deckle_s
feckless17225782feckless
hackers164619042hack_ers
hackler163512352hackler_
hackles162917062hackle_s
healers104319462he_alers
heckle153112092heckle__
heckled17318462heckle_d
heelers103815622he_elers
hellers103619832he_llers
hockers163915912hock_ers
huckles163612622huckle_s
keckles12318762keckle_s
neckers134210462neck_ers
neckless14236432neckless
peckers153312672peck_ers
reckless14257972reckless
shacklers18336032shacklers
sucklers14379962sucklers
tacklers143010772tacklers
ticklers14339302ticklers

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059313.20337795.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.60949512.6
 
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