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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 “shoelaces” 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.

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
shoelaces144523(None) 
shoelace1345291shoelace_
shoeblacks2153012shoeblacks
shoepacks2043512shoepacks
shoepacs1543832shoepac_s
showplaces2062662showplaces
solaces93116132s_o_laces
bootlaces1345033bootlaces
chelates132713843ch_elates
cholates132414763cho_lates
helices12313723_h_elices
hoecakes1745323_hoecakes
homeplaces1944373_homeplaces
relaces93420883__relaces
scoleces1237083sco_leces
scolices1238733sco_lices
sheaves134412973sh_e_aves
shellacks1844553shellacks
shellacs1345573shellac_s
shelties111111383sh_elties
shelves134112093sh_el_ves
shoeblack2043153shoeblac_k
shoeboxes2143953shoeboxes
shoeless1137803shoel_ess
shoemaker1843843shoemaker
shoemakers1943493shoemakers
shoepac1444013shoepac__
shoepack1943783shoepac_k
shoetrees1244353shoetrees
shorelines1346143shorelines
shortages1336513shortages
showcases1743323showcases
showplace1952863showplace_
soilages9189673s_oilages
solace83415823s_o_lace_
solaced102911063s_o_laced
solacer93011103s_o_lacer
solacers10268893s_o_lacers
solates73523853s_o_lates
someplaces1644083someplaces
spoilages12184713spoilages
thoraces13118943tho_races

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641426.61022487.3
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691427.04625360.6
 
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