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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 “likest” 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.

56 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
likest10491438(None) 
likes96231901likes_
livest95315731livest
airest63825262airest
bikes117529472bikes_
digest84019622digest
dikes105831332dikes_
direst75024242direst
divest106820072divest
finest94321732finest
fliest94718432fli_est
hikes125426982hikes_
illest63615722illest
kikes85122552kikes_
lakes95737652lakes_
lakiest113517262lakiest
lamest84722762lamest
lankest112714112lankest
latest63822702latest
laxest134913362laxest
lest46956322l__est
liefest1038442liefest
lies46454192li_es_
lievest1048342lievest
like86040842like__
liked104523812like_d
likely13328132likely
liken911818842like_n
likens105613702likens
liker95627062like_r
likers104620912likers
limes75636502limes_
limiest93716102limiest
limpest113712312limpest
lines57054572lines_
liniest73321152liniest
list47055342li__st
lithest10513912lithest
lives86133192lives_
lowest93915592lowest
mikes115129892mikes_
mirkest13309722mirkest
nicest82315662nicest
pikes115031032pikes_
pinkest132812622pinkest
rifest93114582rifest
ripest84317942ripest
sickest131813792sickest
sikes96236082sikes_
slickest14229252slickest
sliest66621952sli_est
tikes95628902tikes_
vilest9416842vilest
widest104517002widest
wisest95016442wisest
yikes125117752yikes_

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551562.15638289.0
3Display Results56560.0134307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691562.52970656.8
 
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