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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 “sidewards” 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.

47 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
sidewards144505(None) 
sideward1345951sideward_
sidearms1144092side_arms
sidebands1344442sidebands
sidebars1146642sidebar_s
sideboards1444642sideboards
sidecars1145902sidecar_s
sidewalks1743532sidewalks
sidewalls1344282sidewalls
sideways1545232sidewa_ys
stewards1236382s_tewards
bedwards1596393bed_wards
dewars105117073__dewar_s
diehards1346213di_ehards
guidewords1651893guidewords
homewards1844513homewards
inwards1138343_i_nwards
leewards1244983_leewards
misawards1563793misawards
rerewards1344643rerewards
rewards114813993__rewards
riverwards1743033riverwards
seawards1237203s_eawards
selfwards1642733selfwards
sewars94018633s__ewar_s
shorewards1743593shorewards
sidearm1035973side_ar_m
sideband1245023sideband_
sidebar1045563sidebar__
sideboard1345173sideboard_
sideburns1242103sideburns
sidecar1045233sidecar__
sidewalk1644093sidewa_lk
sidewall1244803sidewa_ll
sideway1445673sidewa__y
skywards1943373s_kywards
slideways1642853slidewa_ys
spikenards1751463spikenards
steward1138063s_teward_
sunwards1236443s_unwards
swards105415133s___wards
tidelands1144083tidelands
tidemarks1643073tidemarks
tideways1544563tidewa_ys
timecards1443283timecards
vineyards1643223vineyards
windwards1764513windwards

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 Filter1786911486410.530337152.8
2DLD Change Limit148641477.06321045.0
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691477.62323441.0
 
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