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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 “misthrows” 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.

27 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
misthrows1711421(None) 
misthrow16134271misthrow_
misthrown1793131misthrown
misgrows1444962mis_grows
mistbows1543992mist_bows
misthrew16124762misthrew_
bestrows1337043best_rows
bistros92810983bist_ro_s
cistrons102710643cist_rons
misdraws1445753mis_draws
misenrols1144263misenrols
misgrow1344433mis_grow_
misgrown1443983mis_grown
misknows1743063mis_knows
mistbow1443993mist_bow_
misterms123711353mister_ms
misters93927513mister__s
misthinks1843353misthinks
misthrowing2043183misthrowing
mistrals101212633mist_rals
mistress10310703mist_ress
mistutors1144763mistutors
outthrows15123693outthrows
strows96718273__st_rows
throws129715233___throws
upthrows1643303_upthrows
windthrows2051563windthrows

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641277.04621095.8
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.51523777.9
 
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