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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 “preschoolers” 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.

27 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
preschoolers199209(None) 
preschooler1882951preschooler_
preschools1753832preschool__s
homeschoolers2361043homeschoolers
prechooses17116403pre_choose_s
precookers1843063pre_c_ookers
preschool1643933preschool___
reschooled1643023_reschoole_d
reschools1444083_reschool__s
frescoers1454564fresc__o_ers
homeschooler2261254homeschooler_
peashooters1652344p_eashooters
pestholes1448234p_esth_ole_s
preachers16339574preach___ers
prechoose16105634pre_choose__
precooker1744124pre_c_ooker_
precooled1446364pre_c_oole_d
precools1237704pre_c_ool__s
preschedules2081704preschedule_s
prescores133912174presc__ore_s
prescribers1793154presc_ribers
rechooses14107614_re_choose_s
recoilers11318154_re_c_oilers
reschool1344134_reschool___
reschooling1743204_reschooling
reshowers15145474_res_h_owers
schooners1445664___schooners

Search took 9 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 Limit124790277.84615904.9
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691278.29521542.0
 
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