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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 “coalyards” 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.

40 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
coalyards154353(None) 
coalyard1444091coalyard_
boatyards1543962boatyards
collards113310192co_llards
halyards1576242_halyards
ballyards1544993ballyards
bayards13379683_ba_yards
boatyard1444073boatyard_
bollards11339153bo_llards
boneyards1584623boneyards
boyards13399323bo__yards
calcars11312653c_alcar_s
canards10311203c_a_nards
coalas87418963coal_a__s
coalers94419353coal_er_s
coalsacks1743513coalsacks
coalsheds1542863coalsheds
coastwards1643063coastwards
coleads102911423co_lea_ds
collard103712923co_llard_
collars93816573co_llar_s
costards113510793co_stards
courtyards1651903courtyards
cowards1339613co__wards
dockyards2042983dockyards
dooryards1443263dooryards
foreyards1645503foreyards
foulards12266463foul_ards
goalward1343493goalward_
goliards1045133go_liards
halyard1476973_halyard_
haulyards1682833haulyards
holards1148433ho_l_ards
kailyards1743203kailyards
kaleyards1773293_kaleyards
lanyards1266393_lanyards
mallards1138323_mallards
pollards11299523po_llards
poulards11288233poul_ards
tanyards1276183_tanyards

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641407.58019609.6
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691408.01622291.8
 
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