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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 “waveform” 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.

36 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
waveform194355(None) 
waveforms2042401waveforms
aciform1446013_aciform
aliform1247033_aliform
ausform1245233_ausform
caseworm1546163caseworm
claviform1942953claviform
deform1259623__deform
foveiform2042263foveiform
freeform1644703freeform
gapeworm1644003gapeworm
gasiform1444303gasiform
janiform2044723janiform
landform1445223landform
napiform1543763napiform
oviform1544813_oviform
paraform1546933paraform
preform1439613_preform
ramiform1544703ramiform
reform11312713__reform
salverform1851533salverform
tapeworm1545103tapeworm
variform1645003variform
vasiform1644233vasiform
wamefou1542293wamefo_u
wamefous1643763wamefous
wareroom1346523wareroom
waveoff1942823wave_off
waveoffs2042043waveoffs
waver115025703wave__r_
waverer13319523waverer_
waverers14318613waverers
wavers125022473wave__rs
wavery154610053wave__ry
waxworm2264573wa_xworm
wireworm1645893wireworm

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162367.34319904.9
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.78222962.1
 
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