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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 “showcases” 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.

25 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
showcases174332(None) 
showcase1643121showcase_
showcased1842021showcased
bookcases1743873bookcases
chowses155611283chow__ses
hocuses121710433_ho_cuses
hoecakes1745323_hoecakes
hotcakes1744703_hotcakes
seedcases1244193seedcases
shoelaces1445243shoelaces
shortages1336513shortages
shortcakes1943023shortcakes
showcasing1942063showcasing
showiness1576073showiness
showplaces2062663showplaces
showtimes1743653showtimes
slipcases1364263slipcases
snowcaps1542703snowca_ps
snowcats1343413snowca_ts
snowscapes1752533snowscapes
socages101012053s_o_cages
soccages1336383s_occages
sowcars1236013s_owca_rs
stowages1236473stow_ages
suitcases1144453suitcases

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641257.58019609.6
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691258.02922255.7
 
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