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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 “slothful” 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.

28 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
slothful144276(None) 
loathful1443382_loathful
slothfully1952332slothfully
wrothful1742812wrothful
blitheful1751973blitheful
blushful1643183blushful
deathful1544013deathful
faithful1743383faithful
gloomful1441793gloomful
mirthful1642853mirthful
mouthful1643573mouthful
plateful1345433plateful
potful1138083_pot_ful
ruthful1344503_ruthful
scoopful1542963scoopful
scornful1343333scornful
sloth85019453sloth___
sloths94911893sloth__s
sobful1136333s_o_bful
songful1145173s_ongful
soulful1045293s_oulful
spiteful1344303spiteful
spoonful1343753spoonful
sportful1344513sportful
truthful1443363truthful
worthful1743463worthful
wrathful1743613wrathful
youthful1742973youthful

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162287.64019131.2
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691288.07922118.0
 
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