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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 “shelta” 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.

36 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
shelta9311179(None) 
sheltas10279671sheltas
shelty124011551shelty
chela103916802chel_a
delta66117772_delta
selva83014272s_elva
septa75518082s_epta
seta45637312s_e_ta
shalt85534492shalt_
shea76031572she__a
sheath12412892sheath
sheet84836962sheet_
sheets93918502sheets
sheila969842sheila
sheitan1036572sheitan
shelf115221112shel_f
shell84424122shel_l
shellac1236692shellac
shells94319522shells
shelly124414472shelly
shelter103214962shelter
sheltie10109912sheltie
shelve124012762shelve
shelvy15377862shelvy
shent85933502shent_
sherpa1138092sherpa
siesta639502siesta
smelt74726782smelt_
smelts85412772smelts
spelt75430192spelt_
spelts84614642spelts
speltz174010122speltz
stela54019042stel_a
stella63612972stella
svelte9319752svelte
theta83414572the_ta

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit82551362.43633887.9
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691362.84562808.8
 
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