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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 “shields” 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.

26 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
shields1153804(None) 
chields13507481chields
shield106212971shield_
shiels95418921shiel_s
bields94110002_bields
chield124610212chield_
chiels115115932chiel_s
fields104211042_fields
sheds96122702sh_e_ds
sheilas1059402sheilas
shells94319522sh_ells
shends105313772sh_ends
sherds105614722sh_erds
shied96125492shie_d_
shiel811023772shiel__
shielded1334392shielded
shielder1235182shielder
shielders1334762shielders
shiers94921752shie_rs
shies86136552shie__s
shills94519612shi_lls
shreds105613052shre_ds
silds65520532s_i_lds
spiels85317952spiel_s
wields10469622_wields
yields10466842_yields

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911076710.576310227.4
2DLD Change Limit107671265.79618576.8
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.38827972.9
 
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