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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 “kiddy” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

52 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
kiddy14491027(None) 
biddy124612691biddy
giddy115810201giddy
kiddo11398941kiddo
middy124812591middy
skiddy1533631skiddy
widdy136112181widdy
baddy125016022baddy
buddy124812632buddy
caddy125414022caddy
cuddy125111972cuddy
daddy116212562daddy
diddly12389572diddly
didy99121502di_dy
duddy114911032duddy
eddy93912092_eddy
faddy135511622faddy
fiddly14328482fiddly
fuddy135211152fuddy
idly85617322_idly
kicky135012332kicky
kid86540612ki_d_
kidded13299382kidded
kidder123811092kidder
kiddie12359392kiddie
kiddos12416862kiddos
kidney1434752kidney
kids96029632ki_ds
kilty125213892kilty
kind96128552kind_
kindly14358842kindly
kinds106221812kinds
kinky115816382kinky
kissy125510312kissy
kitty124614562kitty
lindy96918312lindy
midday13327502midday
muddy123812232muddy
neddy10479872neddy
noddy105411202noddy
paddy125913592paddy
piddly13319142piddly
ridgy104110642ridgy
rindy95717392rindy
ruddy104511752ruddy
soddy104210702soddy
teddy10489492teddy
tiddly11308782tiddly
tidy86822412ti_dy
toddy106812422toddy
waddy135312992waddy
windy126118102windy

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800521.67332157.8
3Display Results52520.0134000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691521.779100444.6
 
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