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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 “sprouts” 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.

29 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
sprouts94998(None) 
spouts85115111sp_outs
sprout8419401sprout_
grouts75015612_grouts
pouts75530322_p_outs
resprouts1174822resprouts
routs57133412__routs
scouts84817942s_couts
serous65023562serou_s
setouts74110332setouts
shouts94017722s_houts
shrouds1136022shrouds
snouts64915872s_nouts
spinouts1036022spinouts
sports84619182sp_orts
spots74424112sp_o_ts
spout75029632sp_out_
sprats85819932spr_ats
sprints94113772sprints
sprits85122532spr_its
sprouted1136392sprouted
sprues84515762spr_ues
sprugs94010172spr_ugs
stouts65019002s_touts
strouds837802strouds
struts65616802str_uts
surtouts846202surtouts
trouts66116632_trouts
uproots937142uproots

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671293.43631336.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.85846317.0
 
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