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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 “maxwell” 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
maxwell194251(None) 
maxwells2042651maxwells
axel115222073_ax_e_l
axels126313633_ax_els
barbell11429963barbell
carrell94610473carrell
drywell1442373drywell
dwell9519853__dwell
farewell1443313farewell
gadwall1244563gadwall
indwell1143903indwell
inkwell1442533inkwell
maill74420793ma__ill
mall64639373ma___ll
mangel94017543mange_l
mangels103614493mangels
mantel84317973mante_l
mantels94515043mantels
marcel103714853marce_l
marcels113212373marcels
martello1045093martello
marvel113712003marve_l
marvels123810093marvels
mawed115824743ma_we_d
maxed155821193max_e_d
maxes145629533max_e_s
maxilla16248193maxilla
maximal18347093maximal
mayweed1634163mayweed
mell64935613m___ell
micell1098193m_icell
swell84815983__swell
unwell9349443_unwell
upswell1242723upswell
upwell11285803_upwell
waxbill1943133waxbill
waxweed2132923waxweed
well75832043___well

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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit134027386.68620045.9
3Display Results38380.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691387.10925135.9
 
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