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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 “thorough” 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
thorough1568412(None) 
through141647511th_rough
borough1344512_borough
thorougher1752602thorougher
thoroughly2051842thoroughly
though139410772th__ough
trough108512022t__rough
boroughs1443793_boroughs
chough15699243ch__ough
rough97819433___rough
thorium12208413thoriu_m
thoriums13166403thoriums
thornbush1751213thornbush
thoro86217873thoro___
thoron94713903thoro__n
thorons104511913thoro_ns
thoroughest18102873thoroughest
thoroughpin2061783thoroughpin
thought14639133th__ought
throng10539973th_rong_
throngs11508163th_rongs
throughly1952433th_roughly
thrush12257483th_r_ush
toroth95512963t_oro_th
torous64319033t_orou_s
tough97321983t___ough
troughs11698683t__roughs
unrough11105233_unrough

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162286.14023804.9
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.56227231.2
 
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