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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 “limestones” 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.

31 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
limestones124501(None) 
limestone1144811limestone_
firestones1347112firestones
lodestones1145422lodestones
milestones1246372milestones
pipestones1445422pipestones
alumstones1243023alum_stones
bluestones1244643bluestones
brimstones1464383brim_stones
clingstones1452533clingstones
copestones1467613copestones
eyestones1246323_eyestones
firestone1247423firestone_
freestones1345703freestones
gemstones1245563gem_stones
histones11312803hi__stones
inkstones1345083_inkstones
libertines1246533libertines
lifestyles1651703lifestyles
livestocks1952303livestocks
loadstones1144233loadstones
lodestone1045323lodestone_
milestone1146433milestone_
millstones1245353millstones
minestrones1354213minestrones
oilstones946613oi_lstones
pipestone1345503pipestone_
rhinestones1453343rhinestones
siltstones1043873siltstones
tinstones948493ti_nstones
tombstones1443873tombstones

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 Limit140603316.14022899.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.56227231.2
 
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