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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 “macaws” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
macaws133702(None) 
macaw12311761macaw_
cacaos104616182cacaos
cacas95627982caca_s
caws96036112__caws
jacals1539872jacals
maars74621632ma_ars
macaco1247852macaco
macacos1338082macacos
macers105321272macers
maces97139962mac_es
maches134827232maches
machos135217492machos
machs125722562mac_hs
macks135127602mac_ks
macles107023222macles
macons104017242macons
macros104017012macros
macs86742512mac__s
madams11310942madams
madcaps1435242madcaps
makars124612632makars
malars85020682malars
mamas95930772mama_s
manas76240432mana_s
manats84623462manats
maras75443292mara_s
masas75630412masa_s
maws96437142m__aws
mayas105924382maya_s
micas96823052mica_s
pacas96029402paca_s
papaws13419112papaws

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551332.56032246.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.92261153.7
 
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