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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 “shorty” 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.

74 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
shorty12431320(None) 
shirty124312561shirty
short85040531short_
shortly13387571shortly
shorts95321741shorts
sporty115112491sporty
borty105522832_borty
cherty144612472cherty
dorty96220812_dorty
forty114824272_forty
ghosty13467212ghosty
hooty115022442_hooty
horny115619622_horny
horsy116318392_horsy
shanty124715122shanty
sharny124711832sharny
sharpy145211032sharpy
shelty124011552shelty
sherry124510412sherry
shifty15409262shifty
shirt84533902shirt_
shirts94918342shirts
shitty124110062shitty
shoaly124010772shoaly
shoat85633952shoat_
shoats94117082shoats
shoddy1434542shoddy
shoot84235912shoot_
shoots94619362shoots
shoran94016042shoran
shore85432652shor_e
shored105723652shored
shores94830412shores
shorl84720252shor_l
shorls94516202shorls
shorn85722182shor_n
shorted113614402shorted
shorten103511412shorten
shorter103515502shorter
shortia1048192shortia
shortie10411342shortie
shot76150262sho_t_
shote85526102sho_te
shots84730852sho_ts
shott85332192sho_tt
shotts93614702shotts
shout85433172shout_
shouts94017722shouts
showy145714012sho_wy
skort94925642skort_
skorts104211302skorts
smarty115013792smarty
snooty94211512snooty
snort54833752snort_
snorts64116502snorts
snotty9489202snotty
snouty9419952snouty
softy115414482s_ofty
sooty84924842s_ooty
sorry84618252s_orry
sort46264812s_ort_
sorta57125412s_orta
sorts54536662s_orts
sport75935982sport_
sports84619182sports
spotty11448582spotty
storey95217612storey
stormy115510732stormy
story86723032stor_y
swarty125812382swarty
thirty12378402thirty
thorny12509842thorny
whort114623692whort_
whorts125111432whorts

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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551742.53032628.9
3Display Results74740.0164625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691742.91961216.5
 
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