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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 “unlock” 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.

35 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
unlock124853(None) 
gunlock1444561gunlock
unblock1545791unblock
uncock1438561uncock
undock1337701undock
unlocks1337061unlocks
block134917842_block
bullock1537192bullock
clock134917982_clock
flock144717422_flock
gunlocks1544682gunlocks
knock10487962kn_ock
lock106134362__lock
mullock1535712mullock
nock106127182_n_ock
relock124713522relock
shlock15378192shlock
sunblock1643762sunblock
unblocks1644522unblocks
uncloak1365472uncloak
uncocks1537232uncocks
uncork1239042uncork
undocks1436162undocks
unfrock1674632unfrock
unhook1347522unhook
unlace82215172unlace
unlink104011012unlink
unload73010802unload
unlocked15268382unlocked
unlucky1643222unlucky
unpack1457832unpack
unpick1446902unpick
unslick1356022unslick
untack1239762untack
untuck1236402untuck

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551352.43633887.9
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691352.81263545.9
 
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