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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 “dawdler” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
dawdler1235679(None) 
dandler94414271dandler
dawdle11399501dawdle_
dawdled13376721dawdled
dawdlers13375671dawdlers
dawdles12379161dawdles
bawdier13378202bawdier
bawler114315052baw_ler
candler103516592candler
dabbler124012152dabbler
daddle94214282daddle_
daddled113810742daddled
daddles104213802daddles
dander811222992dand_er
dandier93714572dandier
dandle84218092dandle_
dandled103313542dandled
dandlers103912052dandlers
dandles94218532dandles
dangler96912812dangler
dazzler1634712dazzler
diddler103511512diddler
doodler93310152doodler
dowdier12328572dowdier
drawler11338592draw_ler
handler113516162handler
ladler74314932la_dler
landler84113202landler
paddler113711552paddler
saddler93811962saddler
waddler124010792waddler

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671312.89037256.4
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691313.26354762.8
 
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