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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 “ironwork” 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.

44 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
ironwork1512506(None) 
ironworks16114811ironworks
ironbark1443062ironbark
ironware1144652ironware
ironwood1245182ironwood
ironworker1752362ironworker
nonwork1448422_nonwork
artwork1447093ar_twork
cribwork1943523cribwork
drawnwork2051913drawnwork
dropwort1446283dropwort
firework1847413fir_ework
footwork1845813footwork
formwork2044533formwork
fretwork1845693fretwork
frostwork1943493frostwork
groundwork1952193groundwork
hornworm1645253hornworm
hornwort1447793hornwort
ironbarks1542703ironbarks
ironer64216453iron_er_
ironers74813553iron_ers
ironwares1244553ironwares
ironweed1244053ironweed
ironwoman1453643ironwoman
ironwomen1443983ironwomen
ironwoods1344613ironwoods
ironworkers1852063ironworkers
kronor10417233kron_or_
moonwort1367813moonwort
nonword1149153_nonword
openwork1743523openwork
pinwork16107243_pinwork
prework164210913pr_ework
rework136619793_r_ework
roadwork1645473_roadwork
rockwork1644993_rockwork
slopwork1743723slopwork
stonework1644093stonework
tinwork1476993_tinwork
topwork1646343_topwork
wirework1846573wir_ework
woodwork1955933woodwork
woolwork1854693woolwork

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162447.87618557.9
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691448.29521542.0
 
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