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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 “tailcoat” 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.

28 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
tailcoat104685(None) 
tailcoats1144011tailcoats
raincoat1046642raincoat
sailboat1047692sailboat
tailcoated1343282tailcoated
afloat9315153_afl_oat
airboat9512133_airboat
bailout9414133bail_out
maillot9312173maillo_t
maxicoat1945033maxicoat
railcar945483railc_ar
railroad943803railroad
raincoats1144073raincoats
sailboats1145243sailboats
tailboard1245773tailboard
tailbone1045493tailbone
tailfan1044653tail_fan
tailgate946823tail_gate
tailor63412503tail_o_r
tailors73212393tail_ors
talcose938143ta_lcose
talcous939483ta_lcous
talipot949723talipo_t
tipcat10312653t_ipc_at
topcoat1179313t_opcoat
tricot8317753tri_co_t
turncoat1044853turncoat
waistcoat1452823waistcoat

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162287.90618487.5
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691288.34221420.6
 
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