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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 “thunderbolt” 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.

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
thunderbolt175202(None) 
thunderbolts1851531thunderbolts
thunderbird1851673thunderbird
thunderous1443613thunder_ous
tenderfoot1452784t_enderfoot
thunder1136964thunder____
thunderbirds1951674thunderbirds
thunderclap1961304thunderclap
thundercloud1961324thundercloud
thundered1444574thunder__ed
thunderer1344254thunder__er
thunderers1443974thunder_ers
thunderhead1952064thunderhead
thundering1544574thunder_ing
thunderingly2051924thunderingly
thunderously1972434thunderously
thunders1236954thunder___s
thunderstone1652234thunderstone
thunderstorm1861744thunderstorm
thundery1533824thunder___y
tinderbox1951484t_inderbo_x
underbody1644724__underbody
underboss1246434__underboss
undercoat1248734__undercoat
underfoot1347034__underfoot
undermost1247964__undermost
underplot1246824__underplot
undersold1146884__undersold

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 Filter1786911488190.486367677.0
2DLD Change Limit148819288.21618113.3
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691288.71820496.8
 
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