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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 “boatyards” 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.

39 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
boatyards154396(None) 
boatyard1444071boatyard_
bayards13379682b_a_yards
boneyards1584622boneyards
boyards13399322bo__yards
coalyards1543532coalyards
backyards2146533backyards
ballyards1544993ballyards
barnyards1543493barnyards
bastards113310313b_astards
bayard124411663b_a_yard_
beeyards1444593b_eeyards
bloatwares1552193bloatwares
boards94616933bo___ards
boaters93419243boat_er_s
boatloads1243193boatloads
bollards11339153bo_llards
bombards1536493bo_mbards
boneyard1475323boneyard_
boxboards2144263boxboards
boyard125411283bo__yard_
boyars115611983bo__yar_s
brassards1244063brassards
bustards11308513bust_ards
coalyard1444093coalyard_
coastwards1643063coastwards
costards113510793cost_ards
courtyards1651903courtyards
dockyards2042983dockyards
dooryards1443263dooryards
dotards937253do_t_ards
foreyards1645503foreyards
goatherds1444203goatherds
halyards1576243_halyards
lanyards1266393_lanyards
outwards1299123_outwards
postcards1445733postcards
tanyards1276183_tanyards
tiltyards1362593tiltyards

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641397.03021143.8
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.46923924.4
 
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