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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 “neddies” 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.

42 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
neddies9271070(None) 
eddies83313161_eddies
noddies93512041noddies
teddies92711281teddies
baddies114017872baddies
beedies10314202beedies
biddies113514492biddies
buddies113914352buddies
caddies113718382caddies
cuddies113313262cuddies
daddies103414942daddies
eddied9248322_eddied
eddoes8199142_eddoes
fuddies123211202fuddies
giddies103713362giddies
heddles123311622heddles
kiddies133412282kiddies
laddies93715052laddies
meddles113213252meddles
middies113116152middies
muddies113513952muddies
needier84010622needier
neediest92611302neediest
needles83211562needles
nellies73418722nellies
nerdier83110352nerdier
nerdiest92511162nerdiest
newbies12147422newbies
newies91014072ne_wies
newsies101310382newsies
noddles92911292noddles
nudies75217092n_udies
paddies113715722paddies
peddles112913702peddles
readies83324712readies
reddles93315772reddles
redries83721712redries
soddies92312852soddies
toddies93011992toddies
waddies124214752waddies
wedgies123910212wedgies
widdies123514032widdies

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671422.81338276.2
3Display Results42420.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691423.18656086.3
 
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