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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 “tricksy” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

30 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
tricksy1643658(None) 
trickly16369891trickly
tricks125319011tricks_
tricky154211471trick_y
bricks144614622bricks_
bricky17489092brick_y
crickey18418142crickey
cricks144316052cricks_
prickly18367892prickly
pricks144414262pricks_
pricky174210342prick_y
rickey154613972_rickey
ricks115126132_ricks_
stricks134310692stricks_
thickly19415572thickly
thicks154511992thicks_
ticks115823292t_icks_
tracks124818842tracks_
trices84826332trices_
trick115420692trick__
tricked144016162tricked
tricker134615522tricker
trickery17297342trickery
trickie132611032trickie
trickily1736232trickily
trickish1746792trickish
trickle133613442trickle
trocks123614632trocks_
trucks124711972trucks_
wricks154610622wricks_

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 Filter1786911076710.796224486.2
2DLD Change Limit107671306.73615984.4
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691307.54523683.4
 
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