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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 “hornworm” 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
hornworm164525(None) 
hornworms1744421hornworms
hornwort1447791hornwort
hookworm2044132hookworm
hornworts1544392hornworts
bollworm1544813bollworm
bookworm1944543bookworm
conform14310463co_nform
earworm1238743ear_worm
fireworm1646693fireworm
foreword15118963foreword
foreworn14108863foreworn
formwork2044533formwork
forswore14106963forswore
forsworn14125763forsworn
forworn13107793for_worn
hairworm1644543hairworm
heartworm1743323heartworm
homework2045833homework
honewort14410083honewort
honor85718623ho_n_or_
honors94816793ho_n_ors
hookworms2143783hookworms
hornbeam1543593hornbeam
hornbook1744653hornbook
hornier103012463hornier_
hornpout1356703hornpout
horror988723hor_ror_
horrors1078693hor_rors
ironwork15125063ironwork
jointworm2151803jointworm
loanword1244413loanword
lobworm1445253lo_bworm
moonwort1367813moonwort
nonword1149153no_nword
nonwork1448423no_nwork
pinworm1467183_pinworm
rootworm1344813rootworm
roundworm1543113roundworm
spanworm1544203spanworm
wireworm1645893wireworm
woodworm1745283woodworm

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162426.81321453.4
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.25224640.2
 
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