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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 “softballs” 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.

36 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
softballs144377(None) 
softball1344201softball_
footballs1445362footballs
softbacks2043882softbacks
softballer1552082softballer
softballers1651682softballers
sourballs1145232sourballs
spitballs1344072spitballs
boatbills1344173boatbills
boxballs19144233bo_xballs
cornballs1346313cornballs
fastballs1444443fastballs
foosballs1444023foosballs
football1345613football_
footfalls1544593footfalls
footwalls1544383footwalls
forkballs1844253forkballs
goofballs1543023goofballs
lowballs1364393lo_wballs
meatballs1344093meatballs
mothballs1643923mothballs
oddballs1242963_oddballs
outbawls1336053_outbawls
outcalls1038743_outcalls
outfalls1138143_outfalls
puffballs1941933puffballs
shortfalls1652913shortfalls
snowballs14114463snowballs
softas94410403soft_a__s
softback1944223softba_ck
softshells1651573softshells
softwares1564113softwares
sourball1045363sourball_
spitball1244493spitball_
stalls64019933s__t_alls
stoopballs1452573stoopballs

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641367.59319576.1
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691368.04522211.4
 
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