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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 “notepads” 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.

33 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
notepads114334(None) 
notepad1044121notepad_
notecards1243552notecards
coheads13289233cohe_ads
coleads102911423cole_ads
copepods1544713copepods
footpads1443983footpads
forepaws1695753forepaws
hotheads15318013hotheads
kneepads15102253kneepads
metepas1136303metepa_s
mousepads1443043mousepads
nomads94711603no__mads
nopals84914023no__pals
nosebags1143593nosebags
nosebands1244083nosebands
nosegays1243303nosegays
notecard1144113notecard
notecase1044823notecase
notecases1145173notecases
noted65123843note__d_
noteless839403noteless
notepaper1342503notepaper
notepapers1452433notepapers
noters64021003note__rs
notes55034583note___s
novenas1036893novena_s
oreads73915773_ore_ads
potheads14298543potheads
scorepads1473023scorepads
steads74116223_ste_ads
tepals85415043__tepals
tepas76521683__tepa_s

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162336.72021750.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.13925030.3
 
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