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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 “wilco” 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.

38 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
wilco103944(None) 
bilbo95513612bilbo
cisco95112132cisco
dildo71911772dildo
disco85616072disco
fico95824592fi_co
filch134813322filch
fillo84319782fillo
filo76034282fil_o
hillo84721652hillo
kilo86028672kil_o
lilo46731562lil_o
milch124413372milch
milo65536102mil_o
pisco96314982pisco
silo46037912sil_o
telco7511872telco
welch134411492welch
wicca1247252wicca
wich125724742wi_ch
wick135726302wi_ck
wild85126512wil_d
wilds94818202wilds
wile75944372wil_e
wiled95231552wiled
wiles85437872wiles
will75737512wil_l
willow12369692willow
wills84528962wills
willy115321912willy
wilt76246292wil_t
wilts85023502wilts
wily106428812wil_y
wince105220882wince
winch135016662winch
wino75933612wi_no
witch134517562witch
zilch19438122zilch

Search took 4 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 Filter178691538000.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit53800383.15617046.9
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691383.77947285.3
 
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