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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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79 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
hopeful154590(None) 
hopefuls1644061hopefuls
doleful1146332doleful
hateful13107682hateful
honeyful1743532honeyful
hopefully2043692hopefully
houseful1445472houseful
pipeful1445642pipeful
topful1136542top_ful
unhopeful1751612unhopeful
woeful1236362wo_eful
baleful1238003baleful
baneful1237893baneful
boatful1236283boatful
bookful1644773bookful
bowlful1544613bowlful
boxful18145273bo_xful
cageful1356483cageful
capful1368173cap_ful
careful1249113careful
chockful2243013chockful
cupful1356423cup_ful
cupsful1453433cupsful
dareful1157053dareful
direful1156613direful
doomful1343663doomful
easeful1037293easeful
eyeful1235903_eyeful
fateful1397513fateful
forceful1644603forceful
forkful1744773forkful
formful1545183formful
gleeful1144323gleeful
handful14127253handful
harmful1535763harmful
hasteful14105253hasteful
hatful12108743h_atful
hatsful13106193hatsful
headful1445563headful
heedful1444313heedful
helpful1543963helpful
hope96639673hope___
hoped115628183hope__d
hoper105829143hope__r
hopers114222973hope_rs
hopes105835643hope__s
hosel86024813hose__l
hotel85520753hote__l
housefuls1544503housefuls
hovel115017683hove__l
hurtful1344853hurtful
hushful1644333hushful
ireful948713_ireful
joyful1943843jo_yful
lapful1156483lap_ful
lifeful1344613lifeful
moanful12105003moanful
museful1245883museful
pageful1346353pageful
pipefuls1543753pipefuls
potful1138083po_tful
poutful1236743poutful
powerful1653243powerful
roomful1244183roomful
rueful948203_rueful
shameful1644283shameful
shovelful1882163shovelful
sobful1136333so_bful
songful1145173songful
soulful1045293soulful
toilful1044813toilful
topfull1244153top_full
tuneful1046123tuneful
useful947013_useful
voiceful1643053voiceful
waeful1238123_waeful
wakeful1735613wakeful
wameful1535673wameful
woful1158173wo__ful

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027795.84322938.0
3Display Results79790.0302633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691796.27928458.5
 
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