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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 “wiseguy” 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.

35 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
wiseguy144235(None) 
wiseguys1541971wiseguys
wisely122711712wise_ly
diseur738843dise_ur
misbegun1342423misbegun
miserly12329823miserly
misery114113543mise_ry
nosegay1143843nosegay
obsequy2141863obsequy
segue6314413__segue
widely133311033wide_ly
wideout1179033wideout
wieldy13476183wi_eldy
wifely15429423wife_ly
wifey144913673wife__y
wiggery15295873wiggery
wiggly14559683wi_ggly
wiggy134510733wi__ggy
winery125014283wine_ry
winey115325433wine__y
wingy126521033wi_ng_y
wipeout1287873wipeout
wireway1646043wireway
wise75737343wise___
wiseass1035823wiseass
wised95123343wise__d
wisent93516343wise_nt
wisents10249063wisents
wiser85522803wise__r
wises85633193wise__s
wisest95016443wise_st
wishful1664503wishful
wispily1535653wispily
wispy137210973wis__py
wistful1365713wistful

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027356.43620824.6
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.85826055.8
 
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