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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 “postbox” 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.

82 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
postbox188549(None) 
postboy1476671postboy
hotbox1835702ho_tbox
outbox1537462_outbox
postbag1245222postbag
postboxes2045242postboxes
postboys1585272postboys
postdoc1245262postdoc
postfix1944682postfix
postop10511942post_op
posttax1645532posttax
potboy1397812po_tboy
boombox2073613boombox
boshbok1844063boshbok
boston8513043bost_on
cashbox2143453cashbox
coalbox1844113coalbox
footboy1544913footboy
hatbox1835133_hatbox
lockbox2243383lockbox
mistbow1443993mistbow
nostoc868193nost_oc
outfox1636143_outfox
pastor84817483past_or
pegbox1844013p_egbox
pesto75723723pest_o_
pestos84719083pest_os
pillbox1843413pillbox
pistol83313333pist_ol
piston83515923pist_on
pistou83211843pist_ou
poboy121612223po__boy
ponton83217643pont_on
pontoon93010703pontoon
portion9615493portion
posable112212783posable
position10912193position
positron1096903positron
post67953363post___
postage103214853postage
postal84317533post_al
postals93716383postals
postbags1345293postbags
postbase1246443postbase
postburn1243923postburn
postcode1346323postcode
postcoup1443863postcoup
postdocs1345273postdocs
posted93722493post_ed
posteen93512623posteen
poster84129173post_er
postern93615613postern
posters93928013posters
postform1556223postform
posthole1339533posthole
postie84123963post_ie
posties93128813posties
postin83521033post_in
posting105622243posting
postins93721203postins
postman112410043postman
postmen113110423postmen
postops11311713postops
postpone1248693postpone
postpose1247653postpose
postriot10412253postriot
posts75228783post__s
postshow1643043postshow
posture9313253posture
postwar1236903postwar
potboil1195463po_tboil
potboys1475273po_tboys
pothos114214693po_thos
potion84519573po_tion
potshot1249733potshot
potto75320943po_tto_
pottos84615873po_ttos
saltbox1643743saltbox
soapbox1843123soapbox
toolbox1653633toolbox
woodbox2043693woodbox
workbox2343313workbox

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027827.17318684.9
3Display Results82820.0302733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691827.60923484.2
 
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