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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 “flimsy” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

31 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
flimsy1434556(None) 
slimsy11407721slimsy
blimey13468452blimey
blimy125212822blim_y
clumsy13326192clumsy
films105617962films_
filmy136114042film_y
flams105125012flams_
flamy135217472flam_y
flics105418362flics_
flies85630712flies_
fliest94718432fliest
flimsily1643282flimsily
flinty126112492flinty
flippy1654612flippy
flips105117742flips_
flirs85518932flirs_
flirty12499142flirty
flits85625222flits_
floosy12368152floosy
flossy12517702flossy
glims87417672glims_
limby125714072_limby
limey104721042_limey
limpsy13516842_limpsy
limy95727712_lim_y
slimly11408902slimly
slimpsy1463332slimpsy
slims75423652slims_
slimy105417422slim_y
whimsy17375222whimsy

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit82551314.06320317.7
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691314.67338239.0
 
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