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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 “whimbrel” 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
whimbrel184243(None) 
whimbrels1941831whimbrels
timbrel11306562_timbrel
chimbley2063133chimbley
chimere144010633chimere_
chimeres153511313chimeres
gambrel1235453_gambrel
hombre13309303_hombre_
hombres14369873_hombres
thimble1435873thimble_
thimbles1536023thimbles
timbral11237193_timbral
timbre10328633_timbre_
timbrels12265343_timbrels
timbres11249353_timbres
tumbrel11406853_tumbrel
whimper17297723whim_per
whimpered20144023whimpered
whimperer19123723whimperer
whimpers18276613whimpers
whimsey18373893whim_sey
whimsied1743113whimsied
whimsies1635193whimsies
whirl114913823whi__r_l
whirred14386933whi_rred
whittret1445893whittret
wimble133211923w_imble_
wimbled15298153w_imbled
wimbles143010853w_imbles

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162296.78321548.3
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.20324807.9
 
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