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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 “sailfish” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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77 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
sailfish144605(None) 
baitfish1645482baitfish
fallfish1744462fallfish
sablefish1742902sablefish
sailfishes1644642sailfishes
saltish10312162sa_ltish
sandfish1556682sandfish
sawfish1637682sa_wfish
selfish1388512s_elfish
sniffish1744502sniffish
stiffish1745242stiffish
waifish1637702wai_fish
bairnish1345473bairnish
baldish1339503ba_ldish
batfish1558683ba_tfish
billfish1645033billfish
carlish12312763carl_ish
catfish1559023ca_tfish
cavefish1974853cavefish
childish1744393childish
coalfish1635493coalfish
dealfish1545503dealfish
devilfish1942323devilfish
elfish1267963__elfish
faintish1446193faintish
fairish1338993fai_rish
filefish1745593_filefish
finfish16268193_finfish
foolfish1744393foolfish
garfish14179203ga_rfish
hagfish17227613ha_gfish
haimish1537753hai_mish
jackfish2744123jackfish
ladyfish1843803ladyfish
maidish13239553mai_dish
milkfish2043333_milkfish
oafish121311723oa__fish
oarfish13158613oa_rfish
palish114718273pa_l_ish
panfish15229973pa_nfish
pigfish16217173_pigfish
pinfish15319303_pinfish
raffish1658843ra_ffish
ratfish1338773ra_tfish
sailers73822323sailers_
sailing83927373sail_ing
sailless82410373sailless
sailors73213723sailors_
sails55738103sail__s_
salified12310363salified
salifies11314793salifies
sallowish1544943sallowish
salmis8514273sa_lmis_
serfish1348973s_erfish
shellfish1843223shellfish
sickish1638423s_ickish
skirmish1743263skirmish
skittish1544493skittish
smallish1346573smallish
snakefish1942933snakefish
spadefish1842953spadefish
stablish1348343stabl_ish
starfish1438083starfish
studfish1544523studfish
stylish13197443styl_ish
suckfish2043893suckfish
sunfish1338883s_unfish
surffish1744783surffish
swainish1444753swai_nish
swellfish1842703swellfish
swinish1347203swi_nish
tailfin1035693tailfi_n
tailfins1135443tailfins
tallish103313583ta_llish
tilefish1445453_tilefish
wildish1446853_wildish
wolfish1636933_wolfish

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162778.28017652.4
3Display Results77770.0332333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691778.48621057.2
 
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