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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 “lifeworks” 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.

35 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
lifeworks194443(None) 
lifework1844761lifework_
fireworks1946552fireworks
laceworks1846582laceworks
lifeworld1652032lifeworld
lifeworlds1751272lifeworlds
linkworks1544142linkworks
timeworks1844752timeworks
wireworks1946022wireworks
capeworks2045633capeworks
caseworks1846413caseworks
firework1847413firework_
fireworms1745603fireworms
homeworks2145763homeworks
lacework1746853lacework_
lathworks1945193lathworks
leadworks1745123leadworks
legworks1645373l_egworks
lifeboats1443413lifeboats
lifecares1463813lifecares
lifers95617843life__r_s
lifeways1743893lifew_ays
linkwork1444253linkwork_
liverworts1653163liverworts
millworks1845093millworks
pieceworks2143073pieceworks
pileworts1495353pileworts
pinworks17106353pi_nworks
preworks17599013_preworks
reworks145113603__reworks
timework1744803timework_
tinworks1596043ti_nworks
tubeworks1844233tubeworks
wirework1846573wirework_
wireworms1745033wireworms

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 Limit148641356.95321378.0
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.38924183.4
 
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