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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 “helm” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

206 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
helm9553002(None) 
elm57531741_elm
halm95834971halm
held85330401held
hell75637891hell
helms105619461helms
helo75332851helo
help95328921help
hem86148731he_m
herm95636151herm
holm95628111holm
whelm134611981whelm
ahem97225362ahe_m
balm85534202balm
beam86939232beam
bel57148462bel_
bell66237182bell
bels66142492bels
belt65754032belt
berm86732752berm
calm85032362calm
cel56040552cel_
cell65031722cell
celom9515692celom
cels65534972cels
celt65646712celt
chela103916802chela
culm85822382culm
deem75432892deem
del46752752del_
dele56843082dele
delf85436572delf
deli55631292deli
dell56938202dell
dels56745472dels
delt57855272delt
derm76031892derm
eel37946842eel_
eels46536742eels
eely77725212eely
el26745292_el_
eld46733792_eld
elf66138522_elf
elk76726122_elk
ell36735682_ell
elms67322702_elms
elmy95616792_elmy
els37645722_els
em49445152_e_m
fell76833072fell
felt75146932felt
fem86040732fe_m
film94828172film
gel45642432gel_
geld65828432geld
gels56836102gels
gelt56448012gelt
gem66840222ge_m
germ75428962germ
geum75424552geum
haem95730982haem
hale76052832hale
half106238452half
hall75741162hall
halma108219252halma
halms105225212halms
halo76437322halo
halt76056302halt
ham86363282h_am
harm95637792harm
haulm104415412haulm
he58151952he__
head87137172head
heal75645692heal
heals85733462heals
heap96432892heap
hear76143882hear
heat77061422heat
hebe96424702hebe
heck135826492heck
heed86437602heed
heel75034222heel
heels85625532heels
heft106736292heft
heh96039622he_h
hehs106723962hehs
heil76328932heil
heils85222192heils
heir77523802heir
helio85321192helio
helium112311252helium
helix154413012helix
hello86522982hello
hells85032042hells
helmed124513692helmed
helmet113718932helmet
helos84928062helos
helot85332682helot
helps105219342helps
helve115018092helve
heme95034412heme
hemp115725622hemp
hems95534942hems
hen67555272he_n
hens75642572hens
hent76656382hent
hep86644142he_p
her66547812he_r
herb94730962herb
herd84933062herd
here76447102here
herl75834552herl
herls85226432herls
herma105318882herma
herms105626432herms
hern76134892hern
hero74635782hero
hers75844872hers
hes66654202he_s
hest75950772hest
het67674312he_t
heth107028022heth
hets75547202hets
hew97642722he_w
hewn106719852hewn
hews105631572hews
hex137436172he_x
hey96741062he_y
hila76228352hila
hili75626632hili
hill76439492hill
hilt75850712hilt
hilum105514602hilum
him86247662h_im
hm78126732h__m
hmm106218992h_mm
hold86235062hold
hole77553392hole
holk116027942holk
holms105117802holms
holp95727552holp
hols76946292hols
holt77852582holt
holy106333432holy
hula74923752hula
hulk115321612hulk
hull75428782hull
hum85542932h_um
hyla106716512hyla
jell117125872jell
kelim11912552kelim
kelp105322802kelp
kelt85343192kelt
malm85129982malm
mel56047482mel_
meld75830472meld
mell64935612mell
mels65941532mels
melt65752892melt
mem77943472me_m
neem67328082neem
neum66723082neum
palm85331362palm
pele65539552pele
pelf97031452pelf
pelt67651082pelt
perm85834632perm
realm75621622realm
ream65841612ream
rely75428952rely
rem56150042re_m
rheum1038842rheum
seam66645972seam
seem65438562seem
sel38253322sel_
self75138292self
sell45840612sell
sels46345982sels
shelf115221112shelf
shell84424122shell
skelm114211292skelm
team66238652team
teem66132602teem
tel35647902tel_
tela45532972tela
tele45040872tele
tell44934702tell
tels46841692tels
term66233152term
them97427042the_m
therm106018022therm
unhelm1136862unhelm
vela75725542vela
veld85323202veld
velum10713382velum
weld84727732weld
well75832042well
welt75547862welt
whelk154311062whelk
whelms14377572whelms
whelp136012092whelp
yeld811423872yeld
yelk115320002yelk
yell76028322yell
yelp95621352yelp
ylem9217892ylem

Search took 3 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 Filter178691298720.936190909.2
2DLD Change Limit298722061.29623049.4
3Display Results2062060.0504120.0
 (SQL Overall)1786912062.28278304.6
 
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