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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 “pressworks” 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.

30 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
pressworks195412(None) 
presswork1854531presswork_
guessworks1851872guessworks
pressmarks1842332pressmarks
pressors103212692press_or_s
preworks17599012pre__works
breastworks2052363breastworks
brushworks2252833brushworks
classworks1943313classworks
crosswords1643603crosswords
fretworks1945113fre_tworks
frostworks2043043frostworks
glassworks1842803glassworks
guesswork1752063guesswork_
meshworks2143633_meshworks
passwords1544183p_asswords
pieceworks2143073pieceworks
plessors10278253pless_or_s
prescores133912173pre_scores
presoaks1436603pre_s_oaks
presorts105311683pre_s_orts
pressboards1652243pressboards
pressers103215023press_er_s
pressmark1762843pressmark_
pressor93512883press_or__
pressrooms14123533pressrooms
pressures1149063press_ures
prestores114716083pre_stores
prework164210913pre__work_
reworks145113603_re__works

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603306.85620508.0
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.27824552.2
 
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