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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 “thoroughest” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

31 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
thoroughest1810287(None) 
thorougher1752602thoroughe_r
thoroughness1952192thoroughness
roughest1238773___roughest
thorough15684133thorough___
thoroughbass2161543thoroughbass
thoroughly2051843thorough_ly
thoroughpin2061783thoroughpin
thoroughwort2271573thoroughwort
throughout1753033th_roughout
throughput1952123th_roughput
toughest1238303t___oughest
boroughs1443804_borough_s_
thornbushes1961504thornbushes_
thorniest1236484thor__niest
thoroughbred2261514thoroughbred
thoroughbreds2371264thoroughbreds
thoroughfare2271584thoroughfare
thoroughfares2371554thoroughfares_
thoroughnesses2171874thoroughnesses
thoroughpins2161814thoroughpins
thoroughworts2371264thoroughworts
thought14639144th__ough__t
thoughts15515614th__oughts_
throatiest1344954th_roatiest
through141647524th_rough___
throughly1952434th_rough_ly
throughputs2061534th_roughputs
thrushes1436524th_r_ushes_
troughs11698694t__rough_s_
troutiest9127804t__routiest

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 Filter1786911488190.593301333.9
2DLD Change Limit148819318.26618003.8
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691318.87520134.2
 
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