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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 “firefighters” 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.

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
firefighters227172(None) 
firefighter2172031firefighter_
firefights2043312firefight__s
freighters1764122f_re_ighters
firefight1944133firefight___
firelights1764013firelight__s
freighter1655023f_re_ighter_
infighters1743323_i_nfighters
prizefighters316873prizefighters
bullfighters216994bullfighters
delighters1544364__delighters
fighters15269404____fighters
filefishes1944484filefish_e_s
firelight1655534firelight___
firewaters1644324fire__waters
fistfights2052174fistfight__s
forefathers2053144forefath_ers
forefingers18133124forefi_ngers
foreigners1444144fore_ig_ners
foresighted1952904foresighte_d
foresights1743754foresight__s
forfeiters1643784forfei__ters
freighted1755204f_re_ighte_d
freights1555854f_re_ight__s
frightens1655394f_r__ightens
gunfighters1951374_gunfighters
infighter1644274_i_nfighter_
overnighters1952144overnighters
prizefighter3061014prizefighter_
refights1555884__refight__s
refilters1236104__refi_lters
retightens1453684__retightens
righters122610714__r__ighters
weighters1644674__we_ighters

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 Filter1786911247900.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit124790347.34316994.4
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.78222962.1
 
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