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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 “dewclaws” 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
dewclaws175187(None) 
declaws1336251de_claws
dewclaw1651791dewclaw_
declass1038732de_class
declaw1266702de_claw_
dewclawed1941532dewclawed
dewlaps1334662dew_laps
catclaws1543633catclaws
claws106020833___claws
decafs124010883de_c_afs
decals93717713de_c_als
decays124612913de_c_ays
declaim1247363de_claim
declaims1345823de_claims
declare10411233de_clare
declares11611323de_clares
declasse1165943de_classe
declawed1545933de_clawed
delays104014053de__lays
dewans105215143dew__ans
dewars105117073dew__ars
dewfalls1543073dewfalls
dewlap1264843dew_la_p
dewless1137473dew_less
eclats8313033_e_clats
gewgaws1541643gew_gaws
reclads1049993re_clads

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit146162278.53017135.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691279.01619819.3
 
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