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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 “althorn” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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100 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
althorn104776(None) 
alphorn1246391alphorn
althorns1146731althorns
alphorns1345222alphorns
altho86312602altho__
attorn6310792a_ttorn
author939762author_
authors10311852authors
bethorn1238642bethorn
hawthorn1743552hawthorn
lanthorn1147192lanthorn
thorn85318702__thorn
abhor10411063a_bhor_
abhors11410623a_bhors
acorn75616623a__corn
action84719683actio_n
actor71116083act_or_
actors81016773act_ors
adorn64917093a__dorn
aether94213673aether_
aethers103614943aethers
alation72920553alatio_n
aleuron757383aleuron
algor6513053al_gor_
algors7312553al_gors
aliform1247033aliform
aloin55227423al__oin
alpenhorn1452093alpenhorn
altar55520643alt_ar_
altars64518153alt_ars
alter54828503alt_er_
alters64924223alt_ers
althaea1044363althaea
althea938213alth_ea
altheas1038233altheas
although1542603although
alto47831263alt_o__
altos55822953alt_o_s
amphora1446923amphora
anchor113911973anchor_
anchors123912953anchors
anther93715063anther_
anthers103715203anthers
anthoid11313313anthoid
antiporn1048473antiporn
archon11311753archo_n
artwork1447093artwork
ashore9414613a_shore
astern64815813ast_ern
attorns738443a_ttorns
authored1238263authored
authoring1348583authoring
bethorns1337323bethorns
bighorn1346063bighorn
boxthorn2043693boxthorn
bullhorn1344463bullhorn
calthrop1563553calthrop
cithern12489913cithern
cothurn1245053cothurn
dalton7311273dalt_o_n
dehorn10439653_dehorn
earthborn1443133earthborn
foghorn1445433foghorn
futhorc1544313futhorc
futhork1745103futhork
hartshorn1543643hartshorn
hawthorns1842823hawthorns
hawthorny2151553hawthorny
horn76735613___horn
inkhorn1444363inkhorn
lanthorns1246013lanthorns
lastborn1044133lastborn
lather95124363lather_
lathers104321883lathers
lathery133911123lathery
lathwork1845633lathwork
leghorn1146223leghorn
lorn46435253_l__orn
luthern1037653luthern
outworn101610753outworn
plethora1344823plethora
python1447143pytho_n
ramshorn1343923ramshorn
retorn610923433ret_orn
saltern74010653salt_ern
saltwork1545543saltwork
saltwort1148603saltwort
saxhorn1744223saxhorn
shorn85722183__shorn
thorns95314103__thorns
thorny12509843__thorny
thoro86217873__thoro
thoron94713903__thoron
thorp104414263__thorp
tinhorn1046033tinhorn
torn46044253__t_orn
unshorn1036943unshorn
untorn63012343unt_orn
uptorn8268093upt_orn
zithern19447023zithern

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 Filter1786911340270.826216332.9
2DLD Change Limit1340271008.06316622.5
3Display Results1001000.0303333.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911008.91920034.9
 
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