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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 “soapbox” 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.

44 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
soapbox184312(None) 
coalbox1844112coalbox
soapboxed2142362soapboxed
soapboxes2043272soapboxes
boombox2073613boombox
cowpox2035003cowp_ox
gearbox1742953gearbox
hatbox1835133_hatbox
hotbox1835703ho_tbox
lockbox2243383lockbox
outbox1537463_outbox
postbox1885493postbox
sabot7931783s_a_bot
saltbox1643743saltbox
sambo95118013s_ambo_
sambos104315193s_ambos
sandbox1744803sandbox
sapor75119253s_ap_or
shoebox1943623shoebox
shopboy1743803shopboy
sjambok2242303sjambok
skybox2242293s_kybox
soap65831133soap___
soapbark1643253soapbark
soapboxing2241833soapboxing
soaped95817973soap_ed
soaper84517873soap_er
soapers93715923soapers
soapier93411713soapier
soapily1237963soapily
soaping103616223soaping
soaps75120713soap__s
soapwort1347543soapwort
soapy106114783soap__y
sonovox1743013sonovox
sopor74016493so_p_or
soundbox1842413soundbox
soupcon1144163soupcon
spambot1345913spambot
sweatbox2041543sweatbox
teabox1536013tea_box
toolbox1653633toolbox
woodbox2043693woodbox
workbox2343313workbox

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 Filter1786911340270.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit134027449.68613837.2
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691449.85818126.5
 
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