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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 “watersides” 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.

33 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
watersides144554(None) 
waterside1345811waterside_
waterlines1348952waterlines
watersheds1743542watersheds
aversives1545913_aversives
detersives1444953detersives
eateries8324323eater_i_es
farsides1237993fa__rsides
lakesides1444093lake_sides
laterites9715083later_ites
laterizes18513033later_izes
oversides131512663_oversides
riversides1444333riversides
sobersides1393953sobersides
undersides1248693undersides
wasteries121115363waster_i_es
waterages1349393water_ages
waterbeds1544883waterbed_s
waterbirds1644063waterbirds
waterbuses1544953waterbuses
waterier11312093water_i_er
wateriest12312243water_i_est
wateriness1348083water_iness
waterings13229263water_ings
waterlilies1453483waterlilies
waterline1249653waterline_
waterscapes1853083waterscapes
watershed1644653waters_hed
waterskis1643993waters_kis
waterweeds1743663waterweeds
waveguides185983waveguides
waysides1544453wa__ysides
wintertides1544473wintertides

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 Filter1786911406030.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit140603336.53021531.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.98625578.4
 
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