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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 “tetherballs” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

25 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
tetherballs165205(None) 
tetherball1552321tetherball_
butterballs1552273butterballs
ethereally1653543_ethereally
tattersalls1151943tattersalls
aethereal1244594aetherea_l_
butterball1452804butterball_
deverbals1544104de_verba_ls
enthralls12256134enth_r_alls
eternally1247494_et_ernally
eternals8238954_et_erna_ls
ethereal1146784_etherea_l_
eyeballs1344214_e_ye_balls
geothermally2161514geothermally
heelballs1443444he__elballs
herbals122710614___herba_ls
inthralls12216234inth_r_alls
leatherbacks2362094leatherbacks
mothballs1643924moth__balls
tattersall1052074tattersall_
tethers103815314tether____s
thermally1744834__thermally
thermals13518534__therma_ls
thralls10299044__th_r_alls
waterfalls1644764wat_erfalls

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819258.23318075.9
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691258.67320603.1
 
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