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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 “sideboards” 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.

42 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
sideboards144464(None) 
sideboard1345171sideboard_
fireboards1645432fireboards
sidebands1344442sideb_ands
sidebars1146642sideb_ar_s
sidewards1445052side_wards
signboards1443342signboards
baseboards1545213baseboards
bedboards15114873bed_boards
billboards1544063billboards
bodyboards1943243bodyboards
debeards1235503__debeards
fiberboards1952613fiberboards
fibreboards1952663fibreboards
fireboard1546613fireboard_
freeboards1644473freeboards
inboards1145843_i_nboards
kickboards1843353kickboards
leeboards1244793_leeboards
linerboards1452503linerboards
millboards1544093millboards
preboards1446423_preboards
reboards1138773__reboards
sailboards1345483sailboards
scoreboards1653123scoreboards
seaboards1246443s_eaboards
shipboards1894103shipboards
sidearms1144093side__arms
sideband1245023sideb_and_
sidebar1045563sideb_ar__
sideburns1242103sideb_urns
sidecars1145903side_car_s
sideward1345953side_ward_
signboard1343773signboard_
skateboards1853423skateboards
skimboards1943123skimboards
skyboards1943773s_kyboards
snowboards1643693snowboards
starboards1365303starboards
superboards1645713superboards
surfboards1643683surfboards
wakeboards2044493wakeboards

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603427.03319991.9
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.48323879.6
 
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