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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forlifecares” 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.

22 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
lifecares146381(None) 
lifecare1364111lifecare_
decares102818533__decares
defecates1538593defecates
giftwares1642213giftwares
liberates111012943liberates
lifeguards1551543lifeguards
lifelines12147053lifelines
lifers95617843life__r_s
lifesaver1541973lifesaver
lifesavers1651763lifesavers
lifetimes1444153lifetimes
lifeways1743893lifewa_ys
lifeworks1944433lifeworks
liftgates1343513liftgates
limeades11116643lime_ades
lineages979183line_ages
literates91415653literates
sidecars1145903sidecar_s
sinecures1144543sinecures
timecards1443283timecards
wiseacres1443393wiseacres

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641227.34320242.5
3Display Results22220.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691227.76323018.3