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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 “sprout” 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.

32 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
sprout841940(None) 
spout75029631sp_out
sprouts949981sprouts
grout65330422_grout
pout65752552_p_out
prost75434102_prost
proud84615482_proud
resprout1078782resprout
rout46153282__rout
scout75031452s_cout
serous65023562serous
setout64719472setout
shout85433172s_hout
shroud1038772shroud
snout54530632s_nout
spinout9311582spinout
sport75935982sp_ort
spot65540692sp_o_t
spouts85115112sp_outs
sprat76635972spr_at
sprent84522382sprent
sprint84526792sprint
sprit76736402spr_it
sprouted1136392sprouted
sprue74717632spr_ue
sprug85313892spr_ug
stout57434052s_tout
stroud7310382stroud
strut56030732str_ut
surtout7411682surtout
trout57332572_trout
uproot8314122uproot

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551322.51632810.4
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691322.85962501.2
 
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