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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 “sherlock” 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.

45 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
sherlock174424(None) 
sherlocks1843951sherlocks
charlock1944392charlock
hemlock1845632_hemlock
shellack1745082shellack
shlock15378192sh__lock
shylock1945052sh_ylock
charlocks2044073charlocks
earlock1336923_earlock
fetlock1645323_fetlock
firelock1744823firelock
forelock1745593forelock
hairlock1754023hairlock
headlock1844813_headlock
hemlocks1944993_hemlocks
hillock1646693_hillock
interlock1546233interlock
oarlock1336123_oarlock
overlook1596423overlook
prerock1536723prer_ock
relock124713523_re_lock
schlock18235873s_chlock
seacock1545573s_eacock
shaddock1943273shaddock
shamrock1943473shamrock
sheetrock1862833sheetrock
shelduck1862063shelduck
shellac1236693shellac_
shellacks1844553shellacks
shellacs1345573shellacs
shellback2043603shellback
shellwork1943253shellwork
sheroot10414373sher_oot
sheroots1137863sheroots
shlocks16317183sh__locks
shlocky19314503sh__locky
shock144917033sh___ock
shoeblack2043153shoeblack
shylocks2044153sh_ylocks
subblock1843673subblock
sunblock1643763sunblock
superblock2053203superblock
superjock2444933superjock
warlock1636293_warlock
wedlock1744553_wedlock

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162457.76618820.8
3Display Results45450.0331363.6
 (SQL Overall)178691458.21921741.2
 
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