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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 “roadability” 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.

32 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
roadability175720(None) 
readability1748071readability
arability14411013__arability
bearability1847333bearability
biddability2043843biddability
capability1947593_capability
coilability1847933coilability
crossability1956103crossability
drapability1986473drapability
erasability1668933erasability
erodibility1755963ero_dibility
formability2146963formability
lovability18106933lo_vability
movability2077233mo_vability
notability1549703no_tability
placability2047143placability
playability2146023playability
portability1849563portability
potability1749813po_tability
probability2047703pro_bability
reliability1649463reliability
rentability16410193rentability
reusability1648473reusability
roadabilities1647813roadabilities
salability1548523_salability
sociability1847923sociability
solvability1946413solvability
sorbability1846373sorbability
spreadability2154403spreadability
treatability1747433treatability
wearability1947103wearability
workability2345383workability

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121633325.12623728.6
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691325.51232418.5
 
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