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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 “safeguarding” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

17 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
safeguarding186137(None) 
lifeguarding186952lifeguarding
safeguard1452083safeguard___
safeguarded1751263safeguard_ed
safeguards1552043safeguard__s
blackguarding2461584blackguarding
bodyguarding2161274bodyguarding
guarding1136524____guarding
regarding12149154__reg_arding
safariing1344554saf___ariing
safecracking2451304safecracking
saggaring12236244sa__ggar_ing
sailboarding1652124sailboarding
skateboarding2161654skateboarding
stewarding1543524s_te_warding
unguarding1343534__unguarding
wakeboarding23352904wakeboarding

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790176.92318025.4
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691177.31324434.7
 
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