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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 “sidewalks” 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.

27 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
sidewalks174353(None) 
sidewalk1644091sidewalk_
sidewalls1344281sidewalls
sidewall1244802sidewal_l
sidewards1445052sidewards
sideways1545232sidewa_ys
cakewalks1742643cakewalks
firewalls15125353firewalls
ideals75012503_ide_al_s
racewalks1843533racewalks
ropewalks1842423ropewalks
sheepwalks2252343sheepwalks
sidearms1144093side_arms
sidebands1344443sidebands
sidebars1146643sideba_rs
sidecars1145903sideca_rs
sidehills1343163sidehills
sidekicks1542393sidekicks
sidetracks1752953sidetracks
sideward1345953sidewa_rd
sideway1445673sidewa__y
skywalks1742193s_kywalks
sleepwalks1951973sleepwalks
slideways1642853slidewa_ys
spacewalks2152223spacewalks
tidemarks1643073tidemarks
tideways1544563tidewa_ys

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641276.89021573.4
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.32624391.3
 
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