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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 “bakewares” 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.

27 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
bakewares184504(None) 
bakeware1745481bakeware_
barwares13610092ba_rwares
bewares12313372b__ewares
canewares1447362canewares
agatewares1452003agatewares
backwards2147463backwards
bakelites1545993bakelites
bakeries14312193bake_ries
bakers125323453bake__r_s
balefires1444803balefires
barbwires1643643barbwires
baresarks1543433baresarks
barware12610703ba_rware_
beware11313713b__eware_
bewared13310113b__ewared
bikeways2043653bikewa_ys
brakeages1643973brake_ages
brasswares1583733brasswares
brewages1436383b_rewages
cakewalks1742643cakewalks
caneware1347803caneware_
freewares1545943freewares
hardwares1646563hardwares
makebates1744973makebates
sharewares1644033sharewares
tablewares1553153tablewares

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641277.39020113.8
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.82922824.2
 
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