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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 “flybelts” 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.

26 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
flybelts168275(None) 
flybelt1594451flybelt_
flyboats1643862flyboats
belts75931163___belts
felts85324543f___elts
filberts1334993filberts
flabella1344963flabella
flatlets1147373flatlets
fleets96915063fl__eets
florets1039853flore_ts
flyblew1841403flyb_lew
flyblow1841903flyb_low
flyblows1942013flyblows
flyboat1546003flyboat_
flyboys18112943flyb_oys
flybys1792773flyb__ys
flyers125712803fly_e_rs
flyless1335003flyle_ss
flypasts1662433flypasts
flysheets1842343flysheets
flytes123911563flyte__s
labels84515683_label_s
libels85112693_libel_s
slyboots1343383slyboots
sunbelts1044673sunbelts
unbelts9237663_unbelts

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162266.84321359.3
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.28224538.7
 
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