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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 “sinkholes” 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.

33 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
sinkholes168432(None) 
sinkhole1594381sinkhole_
gunkholes17103152gunkholes
pinholes131810662pin_holes
airholes1138033ai_rholes
bungholes1543993bungholes
cineoles10109403cin_eoles
ginkgoes14323743ginkgo_es
gunkhole1693253gunkhole_
gunkholed18102083gunkholed
indoles83716363_in_doles
inhales10511863_in_hales
inkhorns1543583_inkhorns
inkles103515653_ink__les
insoles73516243_in_soles
manholes13311183man_holes
oilholes1146153oi_lholes
pieholes13168913pi_eholes
pinhole122010433pin_hole_
pinkoes135512313pink_o_es
pinoles93418703pin__oles
senhores112810993sen_hores
shotholes1546183shotholes
sickles133417543sick__les
singles83520433sin__gles
sinkable14178413sinkable_
sinkages1386853sink_ages
sovkhozes2852013sovkhozes
stinkhorns1751913stinkhorns
stokeholes1753653stokeholes
sunchokes1864733sunchokes
tinkles113713923tink__les
winkles143412773wink__les

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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641336.64022385.7
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.12325086.5
 
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