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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 “horseflies” 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.

24 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
horseflies164471(None) 
houseflies1644751houseflies
horseflesh1952192horsefl_esh
corsetries1249653corsetries
fireflies1545353fir_eflies
gorbellies1343693gorbellies
horrifies15146393horrif_ies
horsefleshes2151333horsefleshes
horsefly1744873horsefl__y
horsehairs1683683horsehairs
horsehides1744423horsehides
horseless1237213horse_less
horselike1646263horse_like
horseplays1842803horseplays
horsepoxes2253793horsepoxes
horseraces1546043horseraces
horseshits1653573horseshits
horseshoes16134733horseshoes
horsetails1344733horsetails
horsewhips2152883horsewhips
hoverflies1943113hoverflies
orderlies1045453_orderlies
reflies104418533__r_eflies
torrefies12114753torref_ies

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603246.67321070.4
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691247.09225196.1
 
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