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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 “blindfish” 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
blindfish184276(None) 
blandish1497002bland_ish
blindfishes2052582blindfishes
blondish1476172blond_ish
clingfish1842982clingfish
baitfish1645483bai_tfish
billfish1645033b_illfish
bindis94614583b_ind_is_
blackfish2343833blackfish
blimpish1743723bli_mpish
blinders113911153blinders_
blindest11609093blind_est
blindfold1661653blindfold
blinding123210163blind_ing
blindness1235343blindness
blinds95111613blind__s_
blindside1342753blindside
blinis85313683blin__is_
blowfish1944703bl_owfish
bluefish1645143bl_uefish
bonefish1646283b_onefish
brandish1469023brand_ish
brinish1239963brin__ish
finfish16268193_fin_fish
kingfish1944493_kingfish
lionfish1454093_lionfish
lungfish1543963_lungfish
pinfish15319303_pin_fish
sandfish1556683_sandfish

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641297.20620627.4
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.63923391.9
 
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