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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 “sailmaker” 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.

29 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
sailmaker154397(None) 
sailmakers1643781sailmakers
rainmaker1544392rainmaker
capmaker1855203ca_pmaker
carmaker1637313ca_rmaker
diemaker1545593_diemaker
filmmaker2042373_filmmaker
hatmaker1785353ha_tmaker
haymaker20104773ha_ymaker
lawmaker1743923la_wmaker
mapmaker1864373ma_pmaker
pacemaker19104763pacemaker
rainmakers1644063rainmakers
sailboater1253493sailboater
sailer63526103sail___er
sailplaner1252763sailplaner
salimeter1157373salimeter
salvager1235593sa_lvager
shirtmaker1952333shirtmaker
shoemaker1843843shoemaker
slaker104219273s__l_aker
snowmaker1872903snowmaker
spinnaker1542313spinnaker
steelmaker1652823steelmaker
tailgater1044353tailgater
tailwater1244513tailwater
toolmaker1543133toolmaker
warmaker1735973wa_rmaker
wigmaker1843803_wigmaker

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641297.93618730.0
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691298.38921300.6
 
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