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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forknuckleballs” 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.

11 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
knuckleballs196111(None) 
knuckleball1861231knuckleball_
knuckleballer2016912knuckleballer
knuckleballers2114762knuckleballers
knucklebones1961193knucklebones
buckyballs2351984_buck_yballs
kickballs1643334k_ick__balls
knucklebone1861294knuckleb_one
knuckleheads2161234knuckleheads
knucklers1483044knuckle___rs
knuckles1384454knuckle____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 Filter1786911247900.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit124790116.67318700.7
3Display Results11110.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691117.04625360.6