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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 “lefty” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

70 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
lefty11561356(None) 
hefty146112131hefty
left76340481left_
lefts86517811lefts
lofty115813301lofty
cleft106222852cleft_
clefts114610162clefts
deft85540222deft_
deftly1336532deftly
defy114921262def_y
deity94316772deity
eft66038822_eft_
efts76519482_efts
fifty145211422fifty
gleety10479192gleety
heft106736292heft_
hefts116218152hefts
jetty156212582jetty
laity85318902laity
leady95618602leady
leafy116316212leafy
leaky125217722leaky
lealty92910602lealty
leary85927382leary
leavy115715772leavy
ledgy105712022ledgy
leery85919132leery
leet45957902leet_
leets54927122leets
lefter93613432lefter
leggy105210242leggy
lenity9612712lenity
lent46360532lent_
lento57223392lento
lept66440882lept_
lepta75714392lepta
lest46956322lest_
let36481472le_t_
lets47147942le_ts
levity1277902levity
levy106418502le_vy
ley66246812le__y
lezzy16608082lezzy
liefly1266362liefly
lift76942722lift_
lifts85719062lifts
linty87126562linty
loft76539142loft_
lofts85518362lofts
lusty85417572lusty
meaty107021312meaty
melty104918362melty
netty85816762netty
nifty115211632nifty
peaty105725692peaty
pesty106421712pesty
petty105320292petty
plenty11311412plenty
refly113914562refly
refry114412462refry
reft75141272reft_
sleety94112652sleety
softy115414482softy
tenty86121602tenty
testy85419062testy
tufty114810412tufty
weft105435012weft_
wefts116715492wefts
wifty144212092wifty
zesty176512162zesty

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800701.59333772.8
3Display Results70700.0164375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691701.92292971.4
 
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