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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 “northeast” 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.

29 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
northeast126654(None) 
northeasts1363981northeasts
nontheist1248322nontheist
northeaster1453522northeaster
northers1139332northers_
northmost1454302northmost
northwest1544672northwest
southeast1246792southeast
couthest13312083couthe_st
farthest1499863farthe_st
furthest1496863furthe_st
nontheists1346063nontheists
northeastern1562623northeastern
northeasters1553393northeasters
norther1039733northe__r
northerly1543523northerly
northern1145583northe_rn
northerns1244933northerns
northland1343553northland
norths96812323north__s_
northward1643253northward
northwests1652873northwests
outfeast11107503_outfeast
postheat13411243posthea_t
postheats1447433postheats
soothest113312243soothe_st
soothfast1543333soothfast
southeasts1344233southeasts
worthiest1538323worthiest

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641296.75022020.9
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.17324911.6
 
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