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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 “software” 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.

39 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
software146425(None) 
softwares1564111softwares
giftware1542462giftware
softcore1353032softcore
bloatware1442173bloatware
cookware1744723cookware
delftware1651483delftware
flatware1444883flatware
giftwares1642213giftwares
leftward1562733leftward
outdare83113403_outdare
outsware11168843_outsware
outwar91011513_outwar_
outward11811403_outward
outwars10912793_outwars
outwore101912693_outwore
postwar1236903postwar_
seaware1049633s_eaware
shortwave1842483shortwave
slipware1344543slipware
sofar86115493sof__ar_
sofars94712783sof__ars
softa86415183soft_a__
softas94410403soft_a_s
softback1944223softback
softball1344203softball
softener1145613softener
softer94015313soft_er_
softie93312483soft__ie
softwood1543863softwood
soutane7312063sout_ane
southward1653933southward
sowar85821343so__war_
sowars94318013so__wars
stare54440263s__t_are
stemware1344883stemware
stoneware1254293stoneware
sware85828213s___ware
wetware1335793_wetware

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162396.76621602.4
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691397.18524870.0
 
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