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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 “prickly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

42 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
prickly1836789(None) 
pricily142710281pricily
prickle153611011prickle
pricky174210341prick_y
trickly16369891trickly
brickle15279932brickle
bricky17489092brick_y
briskly16165402briskly
crackly18397702crackly
crickey18418142crickey
crinkly16387522crinkly
fickly18318532_fickly
freckly19124592freckly
packly17228332p_ackly
pickle144215652p_ickle
picky165416942p_ick_y
pinkly155012242p_inkly
pricey134412632pric_ey
prick134317502prick__
pricked164613832pricked
pricker154013412pricker
pricket153616442pricket
prickled17358072prickled
prickles162511102prickles
pricks144414262prick_s
pricy124814562pric__y
primely1457722primely
primly13439622pri_mly
princely1545162princely
priorly12335762priorly
privily15207622privily
quickly2534072quickly
richly1438012_richly
rickey154613972_rickey
sickly153110482_sickly
slickly1635852slickly
thickly19415572thickly
trickily1736232trickily
trickle133613442trickle
tricksy16436582tricksy
tricky154211472trick_y
wrinkly17295752wrinkly

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671423.36032044.9
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691423.74947663.6
 
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