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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 “childhoods” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

37 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
childhoods208235(None) 
childhood1972591childhood_
childbeds1841723child_beds
chilopods1774643chil_opods
maidhoods1643633mai_dhoods
wildwoods1743453_wildwoods
adulthoods1551694adulthoods
billhooks1843234_billhooks
chaldrons1545494chald_rons
cheloids1438034chel__oids
childbed1742884child_bed_
childcares1852454childcares
childes134211274child___es
childless1543814child_less
childproof2151574childproof
chiliads1445854chil__iads
chilidogs16122774chil_idogs
chilopod1694654chil_opod_
chinooks1774784chi__nooks
chokeholds2352354chokeholds
cordwoods16104774c_ordwoods
fairyhoods2052044fairyhoods
girlhoods1442904_girlhoods
godhoods1444174__godhoods
handholds1745004_handholds
hardgoods15153654_hardgoods
hardihoods1852714_hardihoods
hardwoods17135514_hardwoods
kinghoods1843484_kinghoods
ladhoods1345874__ladhoods
maidhood1543914mai_dhood_
milkwoods1943384_milkwoods
sainthoods1453454sainthoods
selfhoods1643584_selfhoods
whitewoods2053124whitewoods
wifehoods1943464_wifehoods
wildwood1643594_wildwood_

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911614500.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit161450379.34317280.3
3Display Results37370.0301233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691379.80918217.0
 
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