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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 “boxthorns” 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
boxthorns214302(None) 
boxthorn2043691boxthorn_
bethorns1337322b_ethorns
althorns1146733_althorns
benthons1337973bentho_ns
bethorn1238643b_ethorn_
bighorns1445253b_ighorns
boathooks1844173boathooks
boltholes1445723boltholes
bostons9312903bost_o_ns
bothers124317753bo_ther_s
boutons9310783bout_o_ns
buckthorns2151833buckthorns
bullhorns1443963bullhorns
cothurns1344523co_thurns
foghorns1544113fo_ghorns
hawthorns1842823hawthorns
lanthorns1246013lanthorns
longhorns1344133longhorns
northerns1244933northerns
saxhorns1843833sax_horns
shorthorns1643613shorthorns
southerns12347213southerns
southrons1245843southrons
thorns95314103___thorns

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641256.92321470.6
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691257.34324334.9
 
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