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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 “hellish” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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250 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
hellish1331072(None) 
bullish12511192bullish
cellist9314422cellist
delish105215612de_lish
dollish11610092dollish
dullish1148742dullish
elfish1267962_elfish
elvish1277562_elvish
heimish1535462heimish
helling114623222helling
hellion10311132hellion
hellishly1843572hellishly
hellos95321682hellos_
hells85032042hell_s_
hennish1336862hennish
relish93916952re_lish
selfish1388512selfish
shellfish1843222shellfish
tallish103313582tallish
abolish12311503abolish
baldish1339503baldish
beamish14259293beamish
bearish123013273bearish
beauish12268513beauish
belles85325993belles_
bellied104314073bellied
bellies94023723bellies
belling103825073belling
bells76432163bell_s_
billfish1645033billfish
blemish1436603blemish
bluish1159243_bluish
carlish12312763carlish
ceilidh1345363ceilidh
ceilis85413743ceilis_
celli76717693celli__
celling103921263celling
cellists1038563cellists
cellos84517803cellos_
cells75428063cell_s_
ceorlish1345383ceorlish
challis124613463challis_
cheapish1844333cheapish
cherish15310463che_rish
childish1744393childish
chillis124411603chillis_
churlish1644903churlish
coldish1399303coldish
coltish121310933coltish
coolish12312523coolish
cullis84115993cullis_
cultish12139113cultish
deafish1438533deafish
dealfish1545503dealfish
delis64928543de_lis_
delist74625053de_list
dellies83622213dellies
dells66630943dell_s_
demolish1447833demolish
depolish1446943depolish
dervish1436983dervish
devilish1546373devilish
doltish11118733doltish
duellist986333duellist
eellike1138233eellike
ellipse944013_ellipse
ells46431353_ell_s_
embellish1643423embellish
english1137953english
enlist6417043_enlist
eolith93013903_eolith
fallfish1744463fallfish
feeblish1644163feeblish
fellah124910773fell_ah
fellahs13428393fellahs
fellas95116963fellas_
fellest10313753fellest
fellies104119743fellies
felling113321133felling
fells85327383fell_s_
fetish12310373fe_tish
flemish1536373flemish
fluish1239333_fluish
folkish1736563folkish
follis93113903follis_
foolish1339613foolish
gelling93219763gelling
ghoulish1543543ghoulish
girlish1137193girlish
hagfish17227613hagfish
haggish15207473haggish
haimish1537753haimish
hallah124115403hall_ah
hallahs133912463hallahs
hallos95425103hallos_
halloth134111253halloth
halls85633783hall_s_
hashish1238353hashish
hawkish2036553hawkish
headfish1845443headfish
healing113922963healing
heals85733453heal_s_
health124712143heal_th
healths13478753healths
heeling113618513heeling
heelless11257653heelless
heels85625533heel_s_
heigh124812543he__igh
heiling113616363heiling
heils85222193heil_s_
heishi1235843he__ishi
heist87030913he__ist
heliac111010893he_liac
heliast10312073heliast
helilift1445183helilift
helio85321193he_li_o
helios94816633he_lios
helium112311253he_lium
helix154413013he_li_x
hell75637893hell___
hellbox1944983hellbox
hellcat12410173hellcat
helled104024703hell_ed
heller93322513hell_er
helleri10389973helleri
helleris113010183helleris_
hellers103619833hellers
hellery13329213hellery
hellfire1464263hellfire
hellions11310023hellions
hellkite1544933hellkite
hello86522983hell__o
helloed113512423helloed
helloes103717463helloes
helloing12159123helloing
helluva1353533helluva
helming133712003helming
helminth1644943helminth
helmless1334273helmless
helms105619463he_lms_
helos84928063he_los_
helotism1347703helotism
helots95217703helots_
helping133512223helping
helpless1335063helpless
helps105219343he_lps_
helves124316063helves_
helving144011133helving
hemline12311073hemline
henlike1448693henlike
herls85226433herl_s_
heroism12311013heroism
hickish1936473hickish
hillier103413963hillier
hilliest113914113hilliest
hilling113821773hilling
hillos94618893hillos_
hills85431353hill_s_
hippish1736183hippish
hogfish17257023hogfish
hoggish15247593hoggish
holism113713753h_olism
holist94723213h_olist
hollas94616903hollas_
hollies103420813hollies
hollos95320633hollos_
hottish13117903hottish
huffish1935713huffish
hulling113619013hulling
hullos94916293hullos_
hulls84923563hull_s_
hunnish1336163hunnish
jellied15419223jellied
jellies143816533jellies
jellify2054543jellify
jelling153516613jelling
jellos134714283jellos_
jells125522163jell_s_
jellyfish2551903jellyfish
jewfish2343543jewfish
kellies113516853kellies
leftish13197253leftish
melling102822623melling
mells75031333mell_s_
mulish11311903_mulish
nebbish1444253nebbish
nellie63614813nelli_e
nellies73418723nellies
neolith1068783neolith
nerdish1137103nerdish
newish1237903ne_wish
niellist848353niellist
oldish10169313_oldish
owlish1238703_owlish
palish114718273_palish
peakish16268873peakish
peckish18227293peckish
peevish1535783peevish
pelvis113610323pelvis_
perish114619063pe_rish
perkish16258823perkish
pettish1238283pettish
phallism1545713phallism
phallist1338983phallist
plenish1239943plenish
polish114916723_polish
pollist9816603pollist
publish1447913publish
realise73021813realise
realism93115923realism
realist73225383realist
reddish1238033reddish
redfish1437793redfish
relist64628413re_list
repolish1347933repolish
saltish10312163saltish
selles64426983selles_
selling83225833selling
sells55134433sell_s_
serfish1348973serfish
sheepish1645413sheepish
shellier1138393shellier
shelliest1238023shelliest
shelling123515213shelling
shells94319523shell_s_
smallish1346573smallish
stylish13197443stylish
swellfish1842703swellfish
tallis63319963tallis_
tallith102913063tallith
tellies73820503tellies
telling83321083telling
tells55828943tell_s_
tellys9348843tellys_
trellis739873trellis_
weakish17217173weakish
wearish132310153wearish
wellie92814913welli_e
wellies103719073wellies
welling112920313welling
wells85426193well_s_
welsh113110363we_l_sh
wennish1336243wennish
wettish1335963wettish
wheyish1944063whe_yish
wildish1446853wildish
wolfish1636933wolfish
yelling113516703yelling
yellowish1843323yellowish
yells85821943yell_s_

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit1340272507.12618808.2
3Display Results2502500.0932688.2
 (SQL Overall)1786912507.62523434.9
 
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