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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 “leafworm” 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.

38 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
leafworm165391(None) 
leafworms1753611leafworms
earworm1238742_earworm
leadwork1645072leadwork
leadwort1247472leadwort
mealworm1544622mealworm
bagworm1566353_bagworm
beadwork1846033beadwork
beworm1339993be__worm
clamworm1744203clamworm
deform1259623de_f_orm
deiform1336693deif_orm
deworm1249533de__worm
earworms1346783_earworms
eelworm1245523_eelworm
flatworm1645183flatworm
fleawort1447023flea_wort
headword1645523headword
headwork1945793headwork
heartworm1743323heartworm
leadworks1745123leadworks
leadworts1344733leadworts
leafier10329833leafier_
legwork1545663le_gwork
loanword1244413loanword
lobworm1445253l_obworm
lugworm1344903l_ugworm
lungworm1443853lungworm
mealworms1644443mealworms
perform1439283perf_orm
reaffirm1642483reaffirm
reform11312713re_f_orm
seatwork1546783seatwork
spanworm1544203spanworm
teamwork1744563teamwork
waxworm2264573_waxworm
webworm1744313we_bworm
wheatworm2042193wheatworm

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162387.03320782.3
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691387.48223882.8
 
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