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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 “parkways” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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67 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
parkways204397(None) 
parkway1934551parkway_
caraways1636952caraways
paleways1645832paleways
parkas125018022park_a_s
parlays123910452par_lays
partway1535922partway_
pathways1944272pathways
walkways2143212walkways
airways1336243_airways
always12409133_a_lways
anyways1644423_anyways
archways1944063_archways
areaways1444483_areaways
arrays95311683_ar_rays
caraway1538133caraway_
darkeys15356533dark_eys
fairways1743873fairways
faradays1544273faradays
faraway1645413faraway_
folkways2143143folkways
gangways1643733gangways
gateways1544613gateways
hallways1745423hallways
laneways1444573laneways
layaways1743403layaways
margays1337493mar_gays
markas124717003mark_a_s
markkas12356083markka_s
narwals1036983nar_wals
packwax2542853packwa_x
packwaxes2743413packwaxes
paras76143043par__a_s
pardahs13289673par_dahs
pariahs123812343par_iahs
parians93519733par_ians
parka115120883park_a__
parkade1437583park_ade
parkades1538273parkades
parkers133816873park_ers
parkings153610683parkings
parkland1545373parkland
parklands1654713parklands
parks116134463park___s
parlay113713993par_lay_
parleys125212373par_leys
parrals94414573par_rals
parsleys1335083parsleys
partans94418283par_tans
partials101911963partials
paruras9310533parura_s
pathway1844853pathway_
paydays1634433pa_ydays
portrays1345293portrays
prays105022433p_r__ays
prepays1437483p_repays
raceways1645233raceways
railways1444603railways
taxiways2142643taxiways
tearaways1542973tearaways
thruways1742503thruways
trackways21103433trackways
tramways1643723tramways
walkaways2242313walkaways
walkway2043373walkway_
wireways1745833wireways
workdays1942903workdays

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162677.00020880.3
3Display Results67670.0302233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691677.45323975.7
 
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