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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 “lifelong” 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.

33 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
lifelong124263(None) 
livelong1243401livelong
libeling1139872libeling
lifeline11167662lifeline
sidelong10133982sidelong
agelong934983_agelong
belong93411043__belong
erelong835593_erelong
felon84619293__felon_
felons93615763__felons
felony123710323__felony
flong95815683__f_long
hireling121210993hireling
labeling11311643labeling
legong836963l__egong
leveling122910433leveling
libelant1048563libelant
libelling1236873libelling
libelous1047193libelous
lifeblood1551583lifeblood
lifeboat1344933lifeboat
lifeless11228143lifeless
lifelike15166223lifelike
lifelines12147053lifelines
lifework1844753lifework
lifting113313273lif_ting
likening13246893likening
livening12248153livening
livering122012383livering
piffling1745133piffling
riffling1556113riffling
rifling112815013rif_ling
sideling101012183sideling

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162336.39022873.6
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.55927243.6
 
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