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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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128 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
midways1638618(None) 
middays14335661middays
midway15327151midway_
airways1336242airways
endways1444442endways
midday13327502midday_
mislays12349242mislays
missays124010252missays
oilways1334872oilways
sideways1545232sideways
skidways1942822skidways
tideways1544562tideways
windways1845042windways
airway1237693airway_
always12409133_always
anyways1644423anyways
bendways1743733bendways
bikeways2043653bikeways
byways1734673_byways
cogways1634633cogways
days87637133__d_ays
dismays13237433dismays
diwans105110373di_wans
drays95819773__drays
fairways1743873fairways
fishways2043643fishways
flyways19133853flyways
foodways1844293foodways
guideways1742303guideways
headways1845003headways
hideaways1942463hideaways
highways2144123highways
ideals75012503_ideals
ideas65919013_idea_s
inlays9389873_inlays
jetways2094053jetways
keyways2043373keyways
kidnaps1453323kidnaps
kidneys1533423kidneys
leeways1354453leeways
lidars7310783lid_ars
lifeways1743893lifeways
logways1434513logways
madams11310943mad_ams
madcaps1435243madcaps
madras94316433madra_s
margays1337493margays
maydays1634493maydays
mays96940033m___ays
medals94218063med_als
medials103914743medials
medians103214213medians
medias93620783media_s
medlars10259443medlars
medleys13115333medleys
micas96823053mi_ca_s
mickeys18447943mickeys
midair937993mid_air
midairs1037203midairs
midcap1336473midca_p
middens11379383middens
middies113116153middies
middles113415303middles
middy124812603mid_dy_
midges103516483mid_ges
midgets113910253midgets
midguts11296013midguts
midis85923423mid__is
midland1136613midland
midlands1245543midlands
midlegs1156323midlegs
midrash1335423midrash
midribs1235513midribs
mids76541803mid___s
midsts95510053mid_sts
midwatch1941993midwatch
midweek1743273midweek
midweeks1842383midweeks
midwife16225523midwife
midwifes17234713midwifes
midwives17274803midwives
midyears1443403midyears
mihrabs1444203mihrabs
mikvahs19162493mikvahs
milpas101710273milpa_s
mimbars1397383mimbars
minas75434113mi_na_s
minyans1237263minyans
mirzas1738183mirza_s
misdeals1147233misdeals
misdials1137503misdials
misdraws1445753misdraws
miseats92815793miseats
mishaps1438723mishaps
miskals13369773miskals
mislay113510683mislay_
misplays1555543misplays
missals93914433missals
missay114112143missay_
modals93914463mod_als
morays114613883m_orays
mudcaps1444113mudcaps
mudcats1236223mudcats
mudras94212263mudra_s
noways12127733_noways
oilway1235743oilway_
railways1444603railways
redbays1336013redbays
ridleys11145783ridleys
roadways1564613roadways
runways13134443runways
seaways13307513seaways
shipways1944073shipways
sideway1445673sideway_
skidway1843083skidway_
skyways2043223skyways
slideways1642853slideways
slipways1643463slipways
subways1536173subways
sways115518463__sways
tideway1445153tideway_
todays10458103tod_ays
ways107737953___ways
widthways2251793widthways
wigwags1543293wigwags
wigwams1643883wigwams
windway1745153windway_
wireways1745833wireways

Search took 7 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 Limit1340271286.48320673.6
3Display Results1281280.0462782.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911286.95225703.5
 
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