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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 “playthings” 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.

40 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
playthings194236(None) 
plaything1843851plaything_
lathings12469852_la_things
plaitings12296242plait_ings
plantings12348402plant_ings
platings113611362pla_t_ings
playgoings1792372playgoings
anythings1642593_anythings
blastings12347913blast_ings
clothings15264433cl_othings
farthings1635233_farthings
flashings16316663fla_shings
flatlings13315823fla_tlings
flytings15304793fl_yt_ings
lashings124412253_la_shings
lastings94214423_last_ings
lathing114315693_la_thing_
laughings1443483_laughings
layerings13235683_layerings
loathings1344213_loathings
naethings1343873_naethings
partings113513743p_art_ings
plaiting113113513plait_ing_
plankings16326113pla_nkings
plannings12325453pla_nnings
plantains1147493plantain_s
planting113515383plant_ing_
plashing143311063pla_shing_
plasterings1444743plasterings
platinas103610313pla_t_inas
plating103823073pla_t_ing_
platting114813033pla_tting_
playactings1951353playactings
playgoing1663563playgoing_
playing133816093play__ing_
playmakings2352463playmakings
playtimes1644413playt_imes
slashings13316203sla_shings
slatings94011723sla_t_ings
slattings10346073sla_ttings

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603406.48621677.9
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691406.93625762.8
 
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