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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 “shallows” 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.

36 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
shallows1438886(None) 
hallows134417391_hallows
sallows103915551s_allows
shallops13288321shallops
shallots11319501shallots
shallow13388871shallow_
swallows14295891swallows
allows94517682__allows
fallows133713972_fallows
gallows113513512_gallows
halloas104318462_halloas
halloes104021522_halloes
halloos103716742_halloos
hallos95425102_hallo_s
hallow124818322_hallow_
hollows134412332_hollows
mallows123714322_mallows
sallow94315752s_allow_
sallowy13369342s_allowy
scallops12297392scallops
shadblows1842472shadblows
shadows1437192sha_dows
shalloon1145682shalloon
shalloons1245222shalloons
shallop12348452shallo_p
shallot103614132shallo_t
shallowed1655092shallowed
shallower1555682shallower
shallowest1643992shallowest
shallowly1842612shallowly
shaloms1288982sha_loms
swallow13355752swallow_
tallows103313742_tallows
thallous1136522thallous
unhallows15122122unhallows
wallows133613532_wallows

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059363.97030493.5
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691364.37340862.3
 
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