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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 “bluecoats” 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.

25 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
bluecoats134317(None) 
bluecoat1244491bluecoat_
bluebeats1343462bluebeats
bluecaps1442512bluec_aps
bareboats1345833bareboats
bleats85518613bl_e__ats
bloats85215763bl___oats
bluebeat1245533bluebeat_
bluebooks1743153bluebooks
bluecap1343113bluec_a_p
bluecurls1351513bluecurls
bluegrass1242383bluegrass
blueheads1544063blueheads
bluejays2042063blue_jays
bluejeans1841763bluejeans
bluenoses1144223bluenoses
bluepoints1452123bluepoints
bluets87215493blue___ts
bluewoods1543803bluewoods
bumboats1445183b_umboats
gluepots1142983gluepo_ts
housecoats15134353housecoats
recoats92616643__recoats
surcoats1047943_surcoats
wyliecoats185733wyliecoats

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641257.76619140.0
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691258.20221786.3
 
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