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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 “washerwomen” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

25 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
washerwomen226189(None) 
washerwoman2261601washerwoman
fisherwomen2271682fisherwomen
washermen1743382washer__men
washwomen2082962wash__women
alderwomen1652383_alderwomen
fisherwoman2271413fisherwoman
washerman1743003washer__man
washwoman2082623wash__woman
wisewomen1743933wis_e_women
airwomen1344824_a__irwomen
alderwoman1652164_alderwoman
anchorwomen2161694anchorwomen
camerawomen2071474ca_merawomen
charwomen1944594__charwomen
fishermen1743434fisher__men
saleswomen1553154sa_leswomen
superwomen1746804_superwomen
washroom1644454wash_room__
washrooms1743954wash_room_s
watermen1377614wa_ter__men
waterworn1546184wa_terwo_rn
weathermen1844504weather__men
weatherworn2052614weatherwo_rn
wisewoman1752904wis_e_woman

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819258.87616766.4
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691259.31519183.1
 
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