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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 “merchandises” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
merchandises207289(None) 
merchandise1952851merchandise_
merchandised2152141merchandised
merchandiser2061921merchandiser
merchandisers2161311merchandisers
merchandizes2952661merchandizes
merchandize2852682merchandize_
merchandized3052312merchandized
mechanisms1945723me_chan_isms
mechanists1745893me_chan_ists
mechanizes2646773me_chan_izes
merchandising2261813merchandising
merchandisings2371043merchandisings
archaises1448404_archa__ises
eucharises1545444_eucha_rises
gormandises1563744gor_mandises
mechanics1845984me_chan_i_cs
mechanism1846564me_chan_is_m
mechanist1648744me_chan_is_t
mechanize2547074me_chan_ize_
mechanized2745884me_chan_ized
mechanizer2645044me_chan_izer
mechanizers2753534me_chan_izers
mercantile1453514merc_antile_
mercenaries1555444mercenari_es
mercerises1446194merc__erises
merchandizing3162284merchandizing
merchandizings3261174merchandizings
merchanted1844484merchan__ted
merchanting1944314merchanti_ng
merchantmen2051894merchan_tmen
merchants1646214merchan___ts
methodises1645464me_th_odises
mirandizes2244124mir__andizes
orchardists1752084_orchardists

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790356.73318534.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.13925030.3
 
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