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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 “potshard” 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.

33 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
potshard144453(None) 
potshards1544051potshards
potsherd1434811potsherd
pochard1537362po_chard
postcard1346522postcard
potsherds1544022potsherds
costard104113353co_stard
dotard839053dot__ard
notecard1144113notecard
orchard1346933_orchard
petard95013803pet__ard
pilchard1644553pilchard
plowshare1751783plowshare
pochards1646853po_chards
poisha1135723poisha__
poleward1455943poleward
pollard103511143po_llard
poniard1037583po_niard
posher115018163po_sher_
postcards1445733postcards
postgrad1245493postgrad
postmark1645433postmark
postpaid1376543postpaid
postwar1236903postwar_
pothead133810393pot_head
pother113818853pot_her_
potherb14358683pot_herb
pothered142311043pot_hered
pothers123818623pot_hers
potshot1249733potsh_ot
potshots1346283potshots
poulard10299733po_ulard
shard96125963___shard

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162337.22020244.0
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.63923391.9
 
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