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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 “toolboxes” 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.

26 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
toolboxes184321(None) 
boomboxes2243442boomboxes
coalboxes2043682coalboxes
toolbox1653632toolbox__
woodboxes2243952woodboxes
bolloxes1736833_bolloxes
fowlpoxes2441433fowlpoxes
hellboxes2154293hellboxes
hotboxes2045063_hotboxes
lockboxes2453453lockboxes
mailboxes2042713mailboxes
outboxes1737823_outboxes
pillboxes2053353pillboxes
postboxes2045243postboxes
shoeboxes2143953shoeboxes
soapboxes2043273soapboxes
tailbones1155263tailbones
teaboxes1745063t_eaboxes
toluoles835513t_oluoles
toolbars1044743toolb_ars
toolhouse1244693toolhouse
toolhouses1344573toolhouses
toolrooms1143273toolrooms
trombones1345363trombones
volvoxes2142243_volvoxes
workboxes2543883workboxes

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.720248181.9
2DLD Change Limit148641268.93616634.0
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691269.67218475.1
 
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