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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 “threads” 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.

30 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
threads1141995(None) 
thread105011091thread_
thready14435901thready
threaps12488641threaps
threats104311671threats
treads74817921t_reads
breads95419202_breads
dreads84115022_dreads
heads95127112_h_eads
oreads73915772_oreads
phreaks1634542phreaks
reads64835272__reads
rereads81512292rereads
rethreads1344482rethreads
shreds105613052shre_ds
spreads1039762spreads
thraws129211102thr_aws
threaded1366322threaded
threader1256732threader
threaders1365742threaders
threap11569662threa_p
threat95020462threa_t
threeps12687042threeps
threes97117322thre_es
throats104612192throats
tread64821702t_read_
treats64821692t_reats
trends75513542t_rends
triads74513532t_riads
unthreads1343632unthreads

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671303.89027678.9
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691304.27941760.0
 
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