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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 “footballs” 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.

61 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
footballs144536(None) 
foosballs1444021foosballs
football1345611football_
footfalls1544591footfalls
footwalls1544381footwalls
fastballs1444442fastballs
foosball1344082foosball_
footbags1444522footba_gs
footballer1552992footballer
footballers1652232footballers
footbaths1763092footbaths
footfall1444822footfall_
foothills1544132foothills
footstalls1343242footstalls
footwall1444522footwall_
forkballs1844252forkballs
goofballs1543022goofballs
softballs1443772softballs
blowballs1643583blowballs
boatbills1344173boatbills
boxballs19144233_boxballs
broomballs1652903broomballs
cornballs1346313cornballs
doorbells1243303doorbells
fastball1344913fastball_
fireballs14126493fireballs
floodwalls1752043floodwalls
footages1239053foot_ages
footbag1344553footba__g
footbath1664013footba_th
footboards1644083footboards
footboys1644333footb_oys
footfault15133203footfault
footfaults16131733footfaults
foothill1444993foothill_
footholds1644363footholds
footles103715713foot__les
footmarks1843583footmarks
footpaces1644643footpaces
footpads1443983footpa_ds
footpaths1762993footpaths
footraces1446713footraces
footstalks1752333footstalks
footstall1243483footstall_
footways1744873footwa_ys
forkball1744823forkball_
foxtails1844583foxt_ails
goofball1443273goofball_
lowballs1364393_lowballs
meatballs1344093meatballs
mothballs1643923mothballs
oddballs1242963_oddballs
outbawls1336053_outbawls
outcalls1038743_outcalls
outfalls1138143_outfalls
poolhalls1443643poolhalls
snowballs14114463snowballs
softball1344203softball_
sourballs1145233sourballs
spitballs1344073spitballs
stoopballs1452573stoopballs

Search took 7 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 Limit148641616.22023897.3
3Display Results61610.0163812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691616.65626846.6
 
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