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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 “brainwasher” 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.

31 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
brainwasher195167(None) 
brainwashed2051351brainwashed
brainwashers2051601brainwashers
brainwashes1951951brainwashes
brainwash1742662brainwash__
rainwashed1751872_rainwashed
rainwashes1642762_rainwashes
braincase1343683braincas_e_
braincases1444003braincas_es
brainteaser1351703brainteas_er
brainwashing2151523brainwashing
rainwash1443063_rainwash__
rainwater1244573_rainwa_ter
backlasher21124484b_acklasher
backwashed25123764b_ackwashed
backwashes24104674b_ackwashes
banisher13169184b_a_n_isher
blandisher1643464bla_ndisher
brainier102510234brain___ier
brainish1338814brain_ish__
brainpower1751684brain_power
brainstem1352994brain__stem
brainteasers1451414brainteas_ers
brainwashings226874brainwashings
brandished1744004bra_ndished
brandishes1645894bra_ndishes
brasher124515244br____asher
greenwashes1852434greenwashes
rainmaker1544394_rainma_ker
rainwashing1852264_rainwashing
rainwaters1343724_rainwa_ters

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 Filter1786911488190.546327272.9
2DLD Change Limit148819318.29617938.6
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691318.85520179.7
 
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