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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 “toothpastes” 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.

28 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
toothpastes165209(None) 
toothpaste1552141toothpaste_
posthastes1546273posth_astes
toothaches1852803tooth_aches
footpaces1644644foot_pa_ces
footpaths1762994foot_pa_ths
mouthparts1752334mouthpart_s
mouthwashes2262064mouthwashes
northeaster1453524northeaster
northeasters1553394northeasters
northeasts1363984northeast_s
outcastes11118904_out_castes
outpasses1146614_out_passes
outwastes12127694_out_wastes
posthaste1456604posth_aste_
soothfast1543334soothfast__
southeaster1453634southeaster
southeasters1553304southeasters
southeasts1344234southeast_s
toolhouses1344574toolhous_es
toothache1752424tooth_ache_
toothbrushes2061124toothbrushes
toothiest1237524toothiest__
toothless1244684toothles__s
toothpicks2151474toothp_icks
toothworts1652254toothwort_s
tootses72910774toot___s_es
tootsies848614toot___sies

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148819288.89016740.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691289.35919093.0
 
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