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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 “hellfires” 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.

42 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
hellfires156446(None) 
hellfire1464261hellfire_
shellfires1642551shellfires
helleries122611682helleries
hellkites1644632hellkites
shellfire1542512shellfire_
balefires1444803balefires
belfries1336983be_lfries
bellbirds1443173bellbirds
bellies94023723bell_i_es
dellies83622213dell_i_es
fellies104119743fell_i_es
halflives1842783halflives
hangfires1643843hangfires
helices12313723he_l_ices
helixes1739133he_l_ixes
hellboxes2154293hellboxes
helldiver1642113helldiver
helldivers1741813helldivers
hellebores1554123hellebores
hellenizes2244913hellenizes
helleris113010183hell_eris
hellers103619833hell_er_s
hellholes1545723hellholes
hellions11310023hell_ions
hellkite1544933hellkite_
helloes103717463hell__oes
helotries1269563helotries
hemlines13310623heml_ines
hillsides1344553hillsides
hollies103420813holl_i_es
jellies143816533jell_i_es
jellifies1946263jellifies
kellies113516853kell_i_es
nellies73418723nell_i_es
refires104820313re__fires
shellfishes2052583shellfishes
tellies73820503tell_i_es
welfares1445543we_lfares
wellies103719073well_i_es
wellsites1244673wellsites
wildfires1642833wildfires

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641426.89321564.1
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691427.32624391.3
 
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