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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 “pailsful” 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.

37 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
pailsful134326(None) 
pailful1236101pail_ful
pailfuls1343842pail_fuls
painful1246402pai_nful
palmful1445052pa_lmful
wailful1344952wail_ful
aidful1057073_ai_dful
aimful1166703_ai_mful
armsful1284093_armsful
bagsful1344893ba_gsful
baleful1238003ba_leful
blissful1342543blissful
cansful1236833ca_nsful
faithful1743383faithful
gainful1145833gai_nful
guileful1243313guileful
handsful1544083handsful
hatsful13106193ha_tsful
jarsful1744603ja_rsful
ladleful1243283ladleful
pageful1346353pa_geful
pails75833063pails___
palmfuls1543473pa_lmfuls
panful1179743pa__nful
pipeful1445643p_ipeful
pitiful1245863p_itiful
plaintful1442183plaintful
platesful1442823platesful
prideful1443913prideful
sacksful1742903sacksful
skilful1443933skil_ful
skillful1542443skillful
tableful1344183tableful
tablesful1452503tablesful
toilful1044813toil_ful
wilful1235963_wil_ful
willful1344533_willful

Search took 9 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 Limit146162377.79618748.3
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691378.24821664.8
 
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