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

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84 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
toolshed124421(None) 
toolsheds1342321toolsheds
woolshed1553921woolshed
coalshed1435012coalshed
tooled74918902tool__ed
toolhead1244352tool_head
toothed113310242too_thed
woodshed1644212woodshed
woolsheds1642552woolsheds
wooshed14167402woo_shed
abolished1544273abolished
bloodshed1643233bloodshed
boosted104111983boo_sted
coalsheds1542863coalsheds
cooled95224593cool__ed
coshed124217543_co_shed
cowshed1637773_cowshed
fooled104317823fool__ed
foolisher1544223foolisher
galoshed1334473galoshed
goloshe1134723goloshe_
goloshes1236253goloshes
goosed86817033goo_s_ed
hoorahed1545093hoorahed
joshed174610903_jo_shed
loosed75520893loo_s_ed
monished1438133monished
mooched153910533moo_ched
moonseed1154673moonseed
moshed124517493_mo_shed
noosed75018013noo_s_ed
noshed104413503_no_shed
oilseed835783_oilseed
oohed94214213_oo__hed
polished1468433polished
pooched152810083poo_ched
poohed123912523poo__hed
pooled94619813pool__ed
poolside1145043poolside
roosed75621593roo_s_ed
roosted83211883roo_sted
sloshed11329823slo_shed
smooshed14185993smooshed
snowshed1534423snowshed
soothed113712743soo_thed
sploshed1434323sploshed
stonished1345593stonished
stooled84313893stool__ed
swooshed15174273swooshed
tholed105113873thol__ed
thrashed1555363thrashed
threshed1535643threshed
toasted84011923t_oasted
toiled74420323toil__ed
toileted936993toileted
toled65934923t_ol__ed
tolled73819033t_ol_led
tooler63818613tool__er
toolheads1343673tool_heads
tools55325243tools___
tooted74620123too__ted
tootled83511043too_tled
tootses72910773toots_es
tootsie737133tootsie_
tootsies848613tootsies
torched133511353t_orched
toshes94520103t_o_shes
tossed74215223t_o_ssed
touched134914963t_ouched
toughed123511693t_oughed
toused74122013t_ous_ed
tousled84710363t_ousled
trashed113514703t_rashed
trolled84312263trol_led
trollied935893trollied
trothed114010973tro_thed
tushed104615893t__ushed
welshed14277203_welshed
whooshed1833453whooshed
woodsheds1742943woodsheds
wooled103715503wool__ed
woolled1136643wool_led
woopsed1344733woops_ed
wooshes13169883woo_shes

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162847.84318636.0
3Display Results84840.0332545.5
 (SQL Overall)178691848.28221575.8
 
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