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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 “waitpersons” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

34 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
waitpersons167209(None) 
waitperson1562081waitperson_
chairpersons1961533chairpersons
laypersons1552293la_ypersons
waitrons1136643wait__r_ons
ailerons849854_ai_ler_ons
aspersions1246104_a_spersions
aspersors11386854_a_spersors
chairperson1851524chairperson_
craftspersons2061354craftspersons
criterions1244774crit_erions
dispersions1446454_dispersions
draftspersons1971084draftspersons
handypersons2161354handypersons
layperson1442254la_yperson_
newspersons1652304newspersons
nonpersons1285504_nonpersons
persons93717014____persons
salespersons1461914salespersons
unpersons1146854__unpersons
waitering13310724wait_er_ing
waiters104218624wait_er___s
waitress1135224waitre_s__s
waitresses1345064waitre_sses
waitressing1552494waitressing
waitron1036334wait__r_on_
waterdogs1444554wa_t_erdogs
waterhens1574964wa_t_erhens
waterlogs1345394wa_t_erlogs
waterloos1246054wa_t_erloos
waterskis1643994wa_t_erskis
witherods16145444w_ither_ods
withershins2052404w_ithershins
zwitterions235974zwitterions

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819348.86016796.7
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691349.29619222.4
 
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