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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 “whitefish” 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.

24 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
whitefish214307(None) 
whitefishes2352642whitefishes
whitewash2152702whitewash
whitish1635972whit__ish
baitfish1645483bait_fish
filefish1745593_filefish
pipefish1844533_pipefish
thievish1743263thi_evish
tilefish1445453_tilefish
waifish1637703wai__fish
waterish14310533w_aterish
wheyish1944063wh__eyish
whiteface2062443whiteface
whiteflies1942223whiteflies
whitefly2042513whitef_ly
whiteness1546483whiteness
whitening1635103whitening
whitens13428733white_ns_
whites123919883white__s_
whitesmith2151903whitesmith
whitest133710113white__st
whitewing1943853whitewing
whiteys16396153white_ys_
winterish1546643winterish

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 Filter1786911486410.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit148641247.12320867.8
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691247.65523343.0
 
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