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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 “hoptoads” 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
hoptoads144414(None) 
hoptoad1344321hoptoad_
heptads1335872hept_ads
hopheads17276602hopheads
boatloads1243193boatloads
footpads1443983footpads
haploids1437363haploids
heptad1237273hept_ad_
heptoses1338373heptoses
hodads1147963ho__dads
holloas103814943holloa_s
hoods95124083ho__o_ds
hophead16337923hophead_
hostas94515823host_a_s
hotbeds13315003ho_tbeds
hotheads15318013hotheads
hotrods1148283ho_trods
mopboards1643753mopboards
octads987333_oct_ads
ogdoads1042993_ogdoads
onloads8246673_onloads
opioids1036523_opioids
shiploads1543813shiploads
toads65621073___toads
topcoats1245193topcoats
uploads10266503_uploads

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162267.48619524.7
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.93822510.8
 
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