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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 “bikeway” 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.

53 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
bikeway194431(None) 
bikeways2043651bikeways
lifeway1644272lifeway
sideway1445672sideway
tideway1445152tideway
wireway1646042wireway
airway1237693ai_rway
aisleway1442523aisleway
bakery155911003bake_ry
bakeware1745483bakeware
belay105021523b__elay
beltway1564373beltway
bewray14147733b__ewray
bike106532603bike___
biked125320033bike__d
biker116022563bike__r
bikers124517553bike_rs
bikes117529473bike__s
bimetal1138433bimetal
bipedal1245683bipedal
bluejay1942723bluejay
byway1647533b__yway
dikey135116423dike__y
driveway1841993driveway
fishway1943813fishway
freeway1635603freeway
gateway1434933gateway
giveaway1841903giveaway
guideway1642433guideway
hideaway1842713hideaway
highway2044263highway
keyway1943823__keyway
laneway1345273laneway
leeway1255883_leeway
lifeways1743893lifeways
likely13328133like_ly
midway15327153mi_dway
oilway1235743oi_lway
pikeman1535523pikeman
raceway1546133raceway
ropeway1544773ropeway
sideways1545233sideways
sinewy12667513sinew_y
skidway1843083skidway
skyway1933343_skyway
slideway1543163slideway
someway1545613someway
takeaway1843053takeaway
tideways1544563tideways
viewy14518103vi_ew_y
virelay1335943virelay
windway1745153windway
wireways1745833wireways

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 Filter1786911340270.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit134027536.48620664.0
3Display Results53530.0301766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691536.96925640.8
 
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