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

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

20 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
metalware144360(None) 
metalwares1543651metalwares
metalmark1752362metalmark
metalwork1843402metalwork
mealworm1544623me_alworm
metalise10416053metal_ise
metalize19414783metal_ize
metallike1555893metallike
metalline1158733metalline
metallize2067153metallize
metalmarks1852403metalmarks
metalworker2051683metalworker
metalworks1943573metalworks
metamere1257353meta_mere
metaphase1644963metaphase
retaliate9410643retaliate
seaware1049633se_a_ware
stalwart1147193_stalwart
teaware1048143te_a_ware
wetware1335793wet__ware

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 Limit148641206.97021325.8
3Display Results20200.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691207.39024180.1