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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 “ticktocks” 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.

26 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
ticktocks164299(None) 
ticktacks1643391ticktacks
ticktock1543011ticktock_
picklocks1843432picklocks
ticktack1543642ticktack_
ticktocked18151902ticktocked
tictocs1145902tic_toc_s
tipstocks1743422tipstocks
bitstocks1743293bitstocks
bittocks1644443bi_ttocks
diestocks1644383diestocks
kickbacks1744313kickbacks
linstocks1544143linstocks
nicknacks1652633nicknacks
picklock1743613picklock_
pickwicks2142223pickwicks
rickracks1643813rickracks
slickrocks1751763slickrocks
stickworks18113333stickworks
tailstocks1652443tailstocks
ticktacked18122643ticktacked
ticktocking19121963ticktocking
tictacs1145793tic_tac_s
tictoc1036003tic_toc__
tictocked18152723tic_tocked
tipstock1643733tipstock_

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641267.12620859.0
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691267.54923670.8
 
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