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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 “roadwork” 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.

53 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
roadwork164547(None) 
roadworks1745311roadworks
beadwork1846032beadwork
headwork1945792headwork
leadwork1645072leadwork
rockwork1644992rockwork
woodwork1955932woodwork
beadworks1945723beadworks
bodywork2143973bodywork
broadsword1752203broadsword
coachwork2343283coachwork
daywork1845653_daywork
flatwork1845393flatwork
footwork1845813footwork
formwork2044533formwork
frostwork1943493frostwork
groundwork1952193groundwork
handwork1946903handwork
headword1645523headword
headworks2045953headworks
homework2045833homework
ironwork15125063iro_nwork
leadworks1745123leadworks
leadwort1247473leadwort
loanword1244413loanword
madwort13611363_madwort
nonwork1448423no_nwork
outwork141710353_outwork
rackwork1645583rackwork
ragwort11510743r_agwort
readorn8310483read_orn
rework136619793r__ework
roadblock1852333roadblock
roadeo7510323roadeo__
roadeos837413roadeo_s
roadway1464613roadw_ay
roadways1564613roadways
roadworthy2051543roadworthy
rockworks1744873rockworks
rootworm1344813rootworm
roundworm1543113roundworm
seatwork1546783seatwork
soapwort1347553soapwort
spadework19133593spadework
studwork1643693studwork
teamwork1744563teamwork
topwork1646343to_pwork
warwork1757583_warwork
waxwork24104883_waxwork
woodworks2045583woodworks
woodworm1745283woodworm
woolwork1854693woolwork
yardwork1944513yardwork

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 Limit146162537.15620425.1
3Display Results53530.0134076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691537.59223536.7
 
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