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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 “switchboards” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

31 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
switchboards235170(None) 
switchboard2251941switchboard_
switchyards2351512switch_yards
matchboards2152893_matchboards
patchboards2153153_patchboards
scratchboards236823scratchboards
switchbacks2751983switchb_acks
switchblade2261193switchbla_de
switchblades236953switchblades
switchyard2251583switch_yard_
kickboards1843354_ki_ckboards
matchboard2053274_matchboard_
patchboard2053514_patchboard_
punchboards2162094_punchboards
sailboards1345484sai__lboards
scratchboard226874scratchboard_
shipboards1894104shi__pboards
sideboards1444644s_i_deboards
signboards1443344s_i_gnboards
skateboards1853424skat_eboards
skimboards1943124ski__mboards
splashboards2051144splashboards
starboards1365304s__tarboards
stitchworts1951534stitchwo_rts
switchback2652124switchb_a_ck
switchers17146634switch__er_s
switchgrass2051374switchgra_ss
washboards1944094_w_ashboards
watchbands2152824_watchb_ands
watchwords2253294_watchwo_rds
witchhoods2252924_witchho_ods

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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790316.57618976.6
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.98525582.1
 
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