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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 “tons” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

35 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
tons4655305(None) 
cons66057691cons
dons56048701dons
eons46638711eons
fons76943891fons
hons77350781hons
ions46737851ions
mons68152261mons
ons36148511_ons
pons65850601pons
sons46049551sons
tans46154821tans
tens45647411tens
tins45251301tins
tods56141841tods
toes46956441toes
togs57242431togs
toms68343491toms
ton310265101ton_
tone46953741tone
tones56048661tones
tong56434351tong
tongs65928461tongs
tonus56324301tonus
tony75635151tony
toons55027531toons
tops66248121tops
tors46157381tors
toss45637971toss
tots46654121tots
towns86018881towns
tows78545551tows
toys78036341toys
tuns45138661tuns
wons74942041wons

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0602978183.3
2DLD Change Limit13983350.26652567.7
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691350.326548131.9
 
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