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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 “fifths” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

34 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
fifths1540654(None) 
fifth145210921fifth_
filths12389781filths
firths125113501firths
airths95414252airths
births115713602births
faiths124610272faiths
fiats85324482fiat_s
fifers125414922fifers
fifes114822392fif_es
fifthly1943092fifthly
fifties132111082fifties
fifty145211422fift_y
fights133816552fights
filth115015822filth_
filthy15356422filthy
firth115819532firth_
fists85527542fist_s
fits76043462fi_t_s
friths124313582friths
froths125411442froths
gifts96214962gift_s
girths105612272girths
kiths125814972ki_ths
lifts85719062lift_s
mirths114912992mirths
ninths936932ninths
piths105817542pi_ths
rifts85718642rift_s
sifts84918922sift_s
sixths16416372sixths
tilths9459372tilths
widths1335122widths
yirths12639532yirths

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551342.14038575.2
3Display Results34340.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691342.48371965.8
 
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