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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 “workability” 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.

29 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
workability234538(None) 
formability2146962formability
portability1849562portability
sorbability1846372sorbability
unworkability2552902unworkability
adorability1746903ador_ability
arability14411013_ar_ability
bankability2245243bankability
coilability1847933coilability
curability1747863cur_ability
durability1647733dur_ability
forgeability2154573forgeability
friability1847893_friability
likability1996123_likability
lovability18106933lo_vability
movability2077233mo_vability
notability1549703no_tability
packability2446043packability
potability1749813po_tability
probability2047703probability
roadability1757203roadability
sociability1847923sociability
solvability1946413solvability
variability1947523variability
washability2245323washability
wearability1947103wearability
wettability1946483wettability
workabilities2245673workabilities
workably2044743workab_l__y

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 Filter1786911216330.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121633295.90620594.8
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.29528386.2
 
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