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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 “thunderclap” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
thunderclap196130(None) 
thunderclaps2061361thunderclaps
thundercloud1961323thundercloud
thunderhead1952063thunderhead
underclad1345563__underclad
underclay1545063__underclay
underlap11146423__under_lap
handclap1643654_hand__clap
thunder1136964thunder____
thunderbird1851674thunderbird
thunderbolt1752024thunderbolt
thunderbolts1851534thunderbolts
thunderclouds2071164thunderclouds
thundered1444574thunder__ed
thunderer1344254thunder__er
thunderers1443974thunder_ers
thunderheads2051924thunderheads
thundering1544574thunder_ing
thunderous1443614thunder_ous
thunders1236954thunder___s
thundery1533824thunder___y
underclass1344884__underclass
underclays1644244__underclays
undercoat1248734__undercoat
underlaps12146824__under_laps
underlay12147654__under_lay
underlip11157204__under_lip
underplay1545194__underplay

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819287.82619016.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691288.26521620.2
 
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