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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 “shouldest” 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.

42 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
shouldest134414(None) 
shouldst1243391should_st
couldest1148352_couldest
shoalest1168912shoal_est
shoaliest1238502shoaliest
shoulder1234752shoulde_r
shoulders1334232shoulders
soundest9510972s_oundest
wouldest1235482_wouldest
auldest839893__auldest
boldest102613063_bo_ldest
coldest102514763_co_ldest
couldst1037043_could_st
foulest10313313_foul_est
ghoulies1235393ghoulies_
goldest92411173_go_ldest
holiest104319623_ho_liest
loudest839933_lou_dest
mouldiest1234723_mouldiest
oldest72114093__o_ldest
proudest1138943prou_dest
roundest9310473_roundest
shaliest111415053sh_aliest
shelliest1238023shelliest
shoddiest1434753shoddiest
shoeless1137803shoel_ess
shortest11310783sho_rtest
should1038033should___
shouldered1542233shouldered
showiest1438783sho_wiest
shrewdest1643253shrewdest
shrillest1245393shrillest
smoulder1133443smoulde_r
smoulders1243143smoulders
snoutiest9178253snoutiest
solidest9310383s_olidest
soulless8218763s_oulless
soupiest102212913s_oupiest
sourest7515713s_ou_rest
stolidest1046113stolidest
stoutest837613stou_test
wouldst1134063_would_st

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641426.67322275.0
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691427.09225196.1
 
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