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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 “wormhole” 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.

37 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
wormhole164466(None) 
wormholes1744611wormholes
armhole1236942_armhole
borehole1347622borehole
porthole1349522porthole
airhole1048273air_hole
armholes1347383_armholes
bolthole1345463bolthole
borecole1246623borecole
boreholes1447353boreholes
coalhole1345093coalhole
formable1539503formable
formol112910333form_ol_
formols12299413form_ols
foxhole2045073fo_xhole
hormone12410503horm_one
loophole1358633loophole
oilhole1046263_oilhole
oriole6814293_or_iole
ormolu845833_orm_olu
osmole8128513_osm_ole
portholes14410373portholes
posthole1339533posthole
pothole12312173po_thole
wellhole1444213wellhole
whole114418093w___hole
workable1737093workable
workfolk1742343workfolk
workhorse1943853workhorse
workhour1843613workhour
workhouse1945253workhouse
wormil1138043worm_il_
wormils1236733worm_ils
wormlike1735313wormlike
wormroot1345113wormroot
wormwood1743573wormwood
worthily1745253worthily

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 Filter1786911461620.623286823.4
2DLD Change Limit146162377.36019859.0
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.99922339.2
 
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