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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 “trombones” 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.

43 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
trombones134536(None) 
trombone1245371trombone_
thromboses1744252thromboses
trombonist1454042trombonist
ambones11312683__ambones
boomboxes2243443boomboxes
bromines122514253brom_ines
combines142814623_combines
cramboes1436543crambo_es
crossbones1444533crossbones
dromonds1244613drom_onds
dromons1038193drom_on_s
hambones1539673_hambones
hormones13311163horm_ones
promines123018803prom_ines
promotes12314123prom_otes
propones122516963pro_pones
redbones1137593_redbones
romaines10512523_romaines
someones1039063_someones
tailbones1155263tailbones
thrombins1684713thrombin_s
thrombose1643873thrombose_
thrombosed1852773thrombosed
thrombosis1753873thrombosis
thromboxanes2661903thromboxanes
tombolas1246023t_ombolas
tombolos1245113t_ombolos
tomboys1435713t_ombo_ys
tombstones1443873t_ombstones
toolboxes1843213toolboxes
tramlines1139843tramlines
trembles1237353tremb_les
tribunes1055853tr_ibunes
tritones83413443tr_itones
trogons83410723tro_gon_s
trombonists1553053trombonists
trompes114111623trom__pes
trones65629283tr___ones
tropines102214923tro_pines
trotlines939103trotlines
troubles1057203troub_les
umbones1138013__umbones

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641437.71619264.0
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691438.18521831.5
 
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