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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 “bolthole” 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.

44 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
bolthole134546(None) 
boltholes1445721boltholes
blowhole1644592blowhole
boltrope1243902boltrope
borehole1347622borehole
porthole1349522porthole
posthole1339532posthole
pothole12312172po_thole
anethole1146253anethole
blowholes1744473blowholes
boatable121610263boatable
boathook1744763boathook
boathouse1445943boathouse
bolshie1247123bolsh_ie
bolthead1445903bolthead
boltlike1436313boltlike
boltropes1344063boltropes
bootable12179223bootable
borecole1246623borecole
boreholes1447353boreholes
bottle84916073bo_t_tle
boxthorn2043693boxthorn
bunghole1444183bunghole
coalhole1345093coalhole
foothold1545203foothold
foxhole2045073fo_xhole
hellhole1445253hellhole
knothole1544073knothole
loophole1358633loophole
oilhole1046263_oilhole
ostiole739013_ostiole
outsole71013433_outsole
pesthole1347553pesthole
portholes14410373portholes
postholes14410453postholes
potholed1448393po_tholed
potholes13312933po_tholes
rathole10312053_rathole
roothold1244763roothold
shothole1445513shothole
thole85620843___thole
toluole736113tol_uole
wellhole1444213wellhole
wormhole1644663wormhole

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162448.06318127.5
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691448.49921024.9
 
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