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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forwaterborne” 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.

14 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
waterborne155411(None) 
laterborn1145022laterborn_
laterborns1244142laterborns
waterworn1546182waterworn_
airborne1044513_a_irborne
catercorner1552203catercorner
overborne14128023_overborne
waterbird1554503waterbir_d
waterbirds1644053waterbirds
watercourse16102383watercourse
waterfront1654363waterfront
waterline1249653water_line
waterwork1946653waterwor_k
waterworks2046173waterworks

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603146.62621219.9
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691147.06225303.2