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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 “wheelhorses” 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.

27 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
wheelhorses2011197(None) 
wheelhorse1992011wheelhorse_
wheelhouses20102481wheelhouses
wheelhouse19102572wheelhouse_
wellhouses1643783w_ellhouses
wheelbases1872383wheel_bases
wheelworks2352973wheelwor_ks
greenhouses1553244greenhouses
heelposts1442774_heelpo_sts
hellholes1545724_hellho_les
henhouses1546174_h_enhouses
racehorses1543924race_horses
redhorses1345654__redhorses
seahorses1246164__seahorses
treehouses1345194tree_houses
warehouses1645814ware_houses
warhorses1545574w__arhorses
wellholes1544664w_ellho_les
wellhouse1553844w_ellhouse_
wheelbase1772334wheel_base_
wheelers14287734wheel_er__s
wheelies1437864wheel___ies
wheelless1543764wheel_les_s
wheelwork2243164wheelwor__k
wherefores1983394wherefor_es
whorehouses2053334whorehouses
workhorses2043654w_orkhorses

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.533335255.2
2DLD Change Limit148819279.12316312.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691279.67218475.1
 
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