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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 “knobbliest” 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.

25 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
knobbliest185216(None) 
knobbiest1752881knobb_iest
knobblier1741922knobblie_r
knubbiest1752622knubb_iest
nobbiest12117772_nobb_iest
nubbliest1354362_nubbliest
snobbiest1354962snobb_iest
wobbliest16275332_wobbliest
bubbliest1254423_bubbliest
cobbiest14118523_cobb_iest
globbiest1444023globb_iest
knobbier1652703knobb_ie_r
knottiest13174563kno_ttiest
knuckliest1542553knuckliest
knurliest1344073kn_urliest
nobbles114014523_nobbl_es_
noblest93613563_no_bl_est
nubbiest12117313_nubb_iest
pebbliest1543713_pebbliest
rubbliest1354693_rubbliest
slobbiest1345093slobb_iest
snubbiest1345073snubb_iest
stubbliest1453343stubbliest
wabbliest16274963_wabbliest
wobblies15297233_wobblies_

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 Filter1786911406030.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit140603256.15622840.0
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691256.98525582.1
 
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