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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 “gladstones” 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.

36 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
gladstones124465(None) 
gladstone1144621gladstone_
claystones1544392claystones
flagstones1444002flagstones
gallstones1144822gallstones
goldstones1294402goldstones
headstones1465362headstones
loadstones1144232loadstones
toadstones1144342toadstones
alumstones1243023alumstones
bloodstones1453093bloodstones
bluestones1244643bluestones
bondstones1375543bondstones
capstones1347373_capstones
claystone1444683claystone_
earstones948523_earstones
flagstone1344283flagstone_
flowstones1643453flowstones
gallstone1044823gallstone_
gemstones1245563g_emstones
gladsome1244243glads_ome_
gladsomer1343003glads_omer
gladsomest1452463glads_omest
glassines10278043gla_ssines
goldstone1194663goldstone_
gravestones15113093gravestones
grindstones1352643grindstones
headstone1365473headstone_
lactones10311223_la_ctones
ladrones92710973_lad_rones
loadstone1044493loadstone_
lodestones1145423_lodestones
mudstones1245033_mudstones
sandstones1145653sandstones
soapstones1243893soapstones
toadstone1044583toadstone_

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603365.71624598.1
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.13829112.3
 
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