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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 “tailwinds” 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.

26 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
tailwinds134235(None) 
tailwind1243471tailwind_
tailfins1135442tailfin_s
tailings93211672tail_ings
failings123811013fail_ings
inwinds11216273__inwinds
jailbirds1942613jailbirds
mailings113011923mail_ings
railbirds1243213railbirds
railings93412153rail_ings
sailings93513253sail_ings
tabloids1146163tabloi_ds
taglines92210833tagl_ines
tailbones1155263tailbones
tailfans1144553tailfan_s
tailfin1035693tailfin__
tailing82923103tail_in_g
tailorings1143433tailorings
tailpipes1373073tailpipes
tailskids1442053tailskids
tailspins1143623tailspin_s
talkings13358403ta_lkings
tamarinds1244163tamarinds
tilings84212793t_il_ings
twillings13234913twillings
whirlwinds2051113whirlwinds

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641267.45319943.8
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.90622601.9
 
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