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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 “gewgawed” 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.

30 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
gewgawed174110(None) 
gewgaw1441782gewgaw__
gewgaws1541642gewgaw_s
begazed2036203be_gazed
beggared1334753beggared
bewared13310113bew_ared
bewrayed1733933bewrayed
declawed1545923declawed
dewaxed19316053dew_axed
dewclawed1941533dewclawed
engaged10379833_engaged
geared85317743ge__ared
geegaw1142853geegaw__
geegaws1242343geegaw_s
gelated93615633ge_lated
gemmated14336293gemmated
gestated102910573gestated
gnawed11427833g__nawed
gowaned1235763gow_aned
guffawed1941623guffawed
heehawed1842733heehawed
legated92513983le_gated
negated93413233ne_gated
newlywed1841193newlywed
regaled93615963re_galed
resawed113111183re_sawed
rewaked153811903rew_aked
rewaxed18409343rew_axed
reweaved1535953reweaved
seesawed1243293seesawed

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.186960704.3
2DLD Change Limit146162306.81321453.4
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691307.01225483.6
 
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