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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 “ringdoves” 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.

25 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
ringdoves144286(None) 
ringdove1342971ringdove_
ringbones1244632ringbones
bingoes104013983bing_o_es
bringdowns1751943bringdowns
dingdongs1341903dingdongs
dingoes94114833ding_o_es
eringoes937433ering_o_es
gingkoes14404733gingko_es
indoles83716363_in_doles
jingkoes20273723jingko_es
jingoes153811443jing_o_es
kingdoms1643693kingdo_ms
lingoes84014693ling_o_es
mangroves1574293mangroves
pingoes105116523ping_o_es
ringbolts1242803ringbolts
ringbone1144953ringbone_
ringsides1144753ringsides
ringtoss944203ringto_ss
ringtosses1142763ringtosses
ringworms1544113ringworms
ungloves1245293_ungloves
wingover1544303wing_over
wingovers1643553wing_overs

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148641259.33015931.5
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691259.74918329.2
 
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