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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 “firefangs” 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.

34 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
firefangs164305(None) 
firefang1543921firefang_
firefanged1851922firefanged
firepans1347152firepan_s
briefings1543733briefings
defangs1235363__defangs
firearms1335403fire_arms
firebacks2046303firebacks
fireballs14126493fireballs
firebases1446583firebases
firebrands1643743firebrands
firebugs14113823fire_bugs
firedamps1742843firedamps
firedogs1344793fire_dogs
firefanging1951793firefanging
fireflies1545353fireflies
firehalls15105173firehalls
fireman1249333fireman__
firemanic1653973firemanic
firepan1236983firepan__
firepinks1852823firepinks
fireplugs1542123fireplugs
firewalls15125353firewalls
firings114112333fir__ings
firmans12238523fir_man_s
forefaces1747133forefaces
forefends1644493forefends
forehands1656743forehands
forelands1347173forelands
foreranks1645293foreranks
forewings1645113forewings
hirelings1365763hirelings
rehangs1137563__rehangs
trepangs11205403_trepangs

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641346.36023371.2
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691346.79626293.6
 
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