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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 “jackdaws” 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.

28 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
jackdaws254292(None) 
jackdaw2442841jackdaw_
backsaws1946802backsaws
hacksaws2043922hacksaws
jackals2036892jack_als
jackass2034962jack_ass
backdate1748223backdate
backdates1848153backdates
backsaw1836203backsaw_
bucksaws1943853bucksaws
hacksaw1943713hacksaw_
hacksawn2042673hacksawn
jacals1539873jac__als
jacamars1944003jacamars
jacanas1638263jacana_s
jackal1937613jack_a_l
jackers204214453jack_ers
jackets205011373jack_ets
jackies202912623jack_ies
jacklegs2233963jacklegs
jackpots2344003jackpots
jacks185219833jack___s
jackstays2543003jackstays
jackstraws2651943jackstraws
lockjaws2441873lockjaws
macadams1545093macadams
macaws1337023mac__aws
mackinaws2042433mackinaws

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162287.10620568.8
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691287.54623680.2
 
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