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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 “periwigs” 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.

50 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
periwigs144419(None) 
periwig1345161periwig_
aerifies111313393aerifies
aperitifs1444413aperitifs
bewigs1246533be__wigs
earwigs11104413_earwigs
ferities111416713ferities
merisis93213173merisi_s
parawings1535823parawings
parings104219213pari_ngs
parities10522973parities
peewits12105873pe_ewits
penicils1247863penicils
peracids13310073peracids
percoids1339663percoids
perfidies1546603perfidies
periapts1237273periapts
peridia10312363peridi_a
peridial11411923peridial
peridium1349023peridium
peridots1138323peridots
perigees1189503perigees
perigons11310083perigons
periling11316863periling
perillas10310823perillas
perilous10310693perilous
perils84121853per__ils
periodids1345643periodids
periods10312243peri_ods
periques1937653periques
peris75537073per__i_s
perishes13313753perishes
periti8319953periti__
peritus9311803peri_tus
periwigged1851123periwigged
permits11314003per_mits
peroxids1837453peroxids
perries93226603per_ries
pertains102113423pertains
petrifies14310363petrifies
pewits112810683pe__wits
prigs85219703p_r__igs
primings13338143p_rimings
privies122414263p_rivies
purifies13311923purifies
purities10316283purities
rerigs74014793rer__igs
sericins10312463sericins
verifies141313483verifies
verities111418043verities

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162507.45319611.2
3Display Results50500.0133846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691507.90622601.9
 
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