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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 “linchpins” 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.

28 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
linchpins164367(None) 
linchpin1553701linchpin_
lynchpins1942311lynchpins
lynchpin1842272lynchpin_
chincapins1953063chincapins
cinching163310223cinch_ing
clinching17276123clinch_ing
enchains1348523_enchains
flinching18245833flinch_ing
inching134414323_inch_ing
incipits1246263_incipits
kingpins1544903kin_gpins
lichenins1444843li_chenins
lichens123510683li_ch_ens
lichis115212593li_ch_i_s
lichting14268513li_chting
linins65922143lin___ins
lipins85016883li___pins
litchis1238373litch_i_s
luncheons1443603luncheons
lunching143110003lunch_ing
lynching17336083lynch_ing
lynchings18233503lynch_ings
munchkins2042913munchkins
ninepins1045873nin_epins
pinching163711053pinch_ing
unchains1338303_unchains
winching17359903winch_ing

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641287.40620070.3
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.84222786.4
 
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