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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 “salesman” 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.

78 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
salesman104735(None) 
dalesman1145801dalesman
salesmen1047251salesmen
talesman1046691talesman
almsman1145092_almsman
dalesmen1146202dalesmen
gamesman1344512gamesman
saleswoman1552882saleswoman
statesman1144402statesman
talesmen1047012talesmen
talisman1045552talisman
alderman1145193_alderman
almsmen1144583_almsmen
axeman1538103_axe_man
bailsman1245003bailsman
bandsman1346753bandsman
baseman1138553base_man
batsman1157993ba_tsman
bedesman1345083bedesman
bluesman1244073bluesman
calesa8412473cales_a_
calesas9411833cales_as
caveman1437073cave_man
clansman1245813clansman
daysman1335053da_ysman
desman9311693__desman
gamesmen1345113gamesmen
gasman92911743ga__sman
gateman1057473gate_man
glassman1145183glassman
gleeman1035363_gleeman
helmsman1553503helmsman
landsman1156853landsman
legman949653__legman
leman75622603__le_man
lensman937563__lensman
linesman1046253linesman
marksman1645263marksman
milesian1046473milesian
oarsman937733oa_rsman
paesan85114093pa_es_an
raftsman1344163raftsman
safetyman1751763safetyman
sagaman10117563sa_gaman
salaryman1462653salaryman
sales56055593sales___
saleslady1351523saleslady
saleswomen1553153saleswomen
salmon84614183sal__mon
salpian938493sal_pian
salsa56718923sal_s_a_
salsas65316133sal_s_as
saltpan935303sal_tpan
sandman10310173sa_ndman
scalepan1244513scale_pan
seaman84015903s__eaman
seedman1037373s_eedman
seedsman1144893seedsman
selectman1343553selectman
sheepman1543853sheepman
sideman1037973side_man
silesia739083silesia_
silesias848523silesias
sokeman1337263soke_man
solemn838643sole_m_n
spaceman1445323space_man
spokesman1742843spokesman
stableman1343133stable_man
statesmen1144163statesmen
steersman1143263steersman
superman12310233superman
talismans1143833talismans
tallyman1344213tallyman
teleman959573tele_man
tradesman1244643tradesman
valerian1147123valerian
waterman1397283waterman
whaleman1643973whale_man

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162787.58019282.6
3Display Results78780.0302600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691788.06322161.9
 
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