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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 “whiplash” 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.

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
whiplash194283(None) 
whiplashes2152062whiplashes
chimlas1437453chimlas_
hipless12399923_hipless
hippish1736183_hippish
plash104616563___plash
shiplap1444513shipla_p
shiplaps1544363shiplaps
shipless13277693shipless
splash1168823__splash
whidah1634803whi_da_h
whidahs1743333whi_dahs
whiles124418013whi_les_
whilst1239143whi_l_st
whiplike2043813whiplike
whipray1843403whipra_y
whiprays1942503whiprays
whips134917083whip__s_
whipsaw1842723whipsa_w
whipsawn1941883whipsawn
whipsaws1942693whipsaws
whiptail1643283whiptail
whirls124710533whirl_s_
whish144512923whi___sh
whitewash2152703whitewash
whitish1635973whi_tish
whooplas1644013whooplas_

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162276.98620922.1
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691277.42224075.9
 
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