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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 “housefathers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

21 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
housefathers215182(None) 
housefather2051991housefather_
horsefeathers2261192horsefeathers
housemothers2062082housemothers
forefathers2053143fo_refathers
houseboaters1752473houseboat_ers
housemasters17153623housemasters
housemates1546143housemat_e_s
housemother1952293housemother_
forefather1943574fo_refather_
foregathers1843224fo_regathers
godfathers1852164go__dfathers
heathers143914734h___e_athers
houseboater1652914houseboat_er_
houseflies1644764housef_lie_s
householders1952854householders
housekeepers2192374housekeepers
housemaster16163584housemaster_
housemate1445954housemat_e__
housepainters1861124housepainters
housewares1645424housewa_re_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 Filter1786911247900.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit124790217.03317743.5
3Display Results21210.0131615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691217.48223882.8
 
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