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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 “shouldst” 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.

43 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
shouldst124339(None) 
shouldest1344141shouldest
couldst1037042_couldst
shoalest1168912shoalest
should1038032should__
shoulder1234752shoulder
wouldst1134062_wouldst
aholds10469483aho_lds_
couldest1148353_couldest
foulest10313313_foulest
ghoulish1543543ghoulish
ghouls1036043ghoul_s_
holds94623243_ho_lds_
holist94723213_ho_list
hounds104413133_hounds_
moulds94910993_moulds_
scolds95011233sco_lds_
shauls94913113shaul_s_
shields11538043shields_
shitlist1148723shitlist
shoaliest1238513shoaliest
shoals94215793shoal_s_
shoeless1137803shoeless
shools94919013shool_s_
shoplift1645193shoplift
shorls94516203shorl_s_
shortest11310783shortest
shortlist1246683shortlist
shoulders1334233shoulders
shout85433173shou___t
shouts94017723shou_ts_
showiest1438793showiest
shrouds1136023shrou_ds_
shuls85319713sh_ul_s_
smoulder1133443smoulder
souls55127363s_oul_s_
soundest9510973s_oundest
sounds74616183s_ounds_
sourest7515713s_ourest
stounds8377823stounds_
stoutest837613stoutest
swounds11405643swounds_
wouldest1235483_wouldest

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162436.54622328.4
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691436.98525582.1
 
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