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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 “tomfool” 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
tomfool125424(None) 
tomfools1343541tomfools
tombolo1146102tombolo
befool1137713_befool
comfort143611693comfort
fool75330593___fool
hotfoot1347053hotfoot
mool67533863__m_ool
nonfood1156653nonfood
nonwool1046673nonwool
outfool1037333outfool
timolol944113timolol
tinfoil1044633tinfoil
toluol636903to_luol
tomato8313453tomato_
tombal102311023tom_bal
tombola1146103tombola
tombolos1245113tombolos
tomboy1358213tom_boy
tomboys1435713tomboys
tomcod1135783tom_cod
tomcods1234873tomcods
tomfoolery1851073tomfoolery
tompion11247103tompion
tool46735683t___ool
topful1136543topf_ul
topfull1244153topfull
topsoil977143topsoil
trefoil1066063trefoil

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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit134027296.97019229.1
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.40624127.9
 
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