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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 “hellcat” 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.

88 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
hellcat1241017(None) 
hellcats1346321hellcats
helical12311152helical
hepcat13611822he_pcat
bearcat11611913bearcat
bellman1137183bellman
bullbat1158553bullbat
cella75420313cell_a_
cellae84915933cell_ae
cellar84514983cell_ar
cellist9314423cellist
cellmate1237873cellmate
delicate11315493delicate
delict94320333delic_t
eclat7523603_ecl_at
elect74327033_elec_t
elicit8417203_elicit
fella84918653fell_a_
fellah124910773fell_ah
fellas95116963fell_as
fellate10313433fell_ate
fellest10313753fellest
gelcap1136213ge_lcap
gellant83214053gellant
hallah124115403hall_ah
hallal94415563hall_al
halloa94918123halloa_
halloas104318463halloas
hallot95426783hall_ot
hallucal1343483hallucal
hallway1636173hallway
heat77061423he___at
heeltap1243723heeltap
heliac111010893he_liac
heliacal1344723heliacal
heliast10312073heliast
helices12313723helices
helicity1648503helicity
helicon1237643helicon
helicopt1547033helicopt
helilift1445183helilift
helipad1344723helipad
hell75637893hell___
hellbent1345743hellbent
hellbox1944983hellbox
helled104024703hell_ed
heller93322513hell_er
helleri10389973helleri
hellers103619833hellers
hellery13329213hellery
helling114623223helling
hellion10311133hellion
hellish13310723hellish
hellkite1544933hellkite
hello86522983hell__o
helloed113512423helloed
helloes103717463helloes
hellos95321683hell_os
hells85032043hell__s
helluva1353533helluva
helmet113718933he_lmet
helot85332683he_l_ot
helpmate1545603helpmate
hepcats1436473he_pcats
hereat93527413he_reat
hilloa94713033hilloa_
hilloas104413553hilloas
holla84918493holl_a_
hollas94616903holl_as
holloa94914823holloa_
holloas103814943holloas
hulloa95011183hulloa_
hulloas103911913hulloas
pelican1139433pelican
pellet83326553pell_et
polecat11313143polecat
refloat10310833refloat
relict83623903relic_t
relocate10713533relocate
reluct83916113reluc_t
select82621173selec_t
sellout7313583sellout
shellac1236693shell_ac
shellack1745083shellack
shellacs1345573shellacs
telecast1048303telecast
vellicate1446433vellicate
wildcat1346293wildcat

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit134027886.29621287.6
3Display Results88880.0302933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691886.71626606.8
 
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