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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 “skillful” 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.

29 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
skillful154244(None) 
skilful1443931ski_lful
skillfully2051992skillfully
skinful1444192ski_nful
unskillful1751342unskillful
willful1344532_willful
guileful1243313guileful
kistful1465303_kistful
pailful1236103pai_lful
pailsful1343263pailsful
shelfful1742423shelfful
sinful938803s_i_nful
skellum1343853skell_um
skilfully1942943ski_lfully
skill94316723ski_l__l
skilled123110863skill_ed
skilless12246763skilless
skillet113512153skill_et
skillets12226823skillets
skilling132911333skilling
skills104313923skill__s
skinfuls1543093ski_nfuls
soulful1045293s_oulful
spiteful1344303spiteful
stickful1743443stickful
toilful1044813toi_lful
unskilful1651713unski_lful
wailful1344953wai_lful
wilful1235963_wi_lful

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162296.22023498.7
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.68626726.1
 
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