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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 “firecrackers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
firecrackers235187(None) 
firecracker2252301firecracker_
wisecrackers2351852wisecrackers
firedrakes1843123firedra_ke_s
forecheckers2651503forecheckers
safecrackers2361453safecrackers
wisecracker2252143wisecracker_
barrackers1843764bar__rackers
crackers164111724____crackers
firebacks2046304fire_back__s
fireballers16132504fire_ballers
firebricks2152094firebrick__s
firedrake1743464firedra_ke__
fireplaces1744354fireplac_e_s
firetrucks1951734firetruck__s
firewaters1644324fire_wa_ters
forecasters1675014forec_asters
forechecker2551834forechecker_
gimcrackery256894gi_mcrackery
hydrocrackers2861574hydrocrackers
linebackers1952334line_backers
nutcrackers1951594_nutcrackers
racetrackers2051854racetrackers
retracers11149554__retrac_ers
safecracker2251744safecracker_
wiredrawers1852014wiredra_wers
wisecracked2352074wisecracke_d
wisecracks2152344wisecrack__s

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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790287.98615626.1
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691288.40821252.5
 
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