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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 “horsecar” 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.

30 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
horsecar134451(None) 
horsecars1444761horsecars
horsehair1593652horsehair
horseman1346822horseman
housecarl1453592housecarl
dorser74819183dorse__r
forbear1237523forbe_ar
forswear1443293forswear
hoarser10388393hoarse__r
horse86132653horse___
horseback2044263horseback
horsebean1473753horsebean
horsed105321083horse__d
horsefly1744873horsefly
horsehairs1683683horsehairs
horsemen1347483horsemen
horseplay1743003horseplay
horsepox2043443horsepox
horserace1445723horserace
horses94729343horse__s
horsetail1244683horsetail
horsey125115403horse__y
horsier103013243hors_ier
hoser811529763ho_se__r
housecarls1553093housecarls
housecoat14135673housecoat
houseman1346573houseman
houser95322283house__r
housesat1146473housesat
worser95117523worse__r

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162307.64319123.6
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691308.07622126.2
 
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