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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 “ductwork” 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.

33 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
ductwork184355(None) 
ductworks1943351ductworks
cutwork16176822cu_twork
outwork141710352ou_twork
scutwork1743412scutwork
artwork1447093_artwork
buhlwork2073523buhlwork
busywork2043843busywork
cutworks17166003cu_tworks
cutworm14186353cu_tworm
daywork1845653d_aywork
doctor938993doct_or_
doctors1039993doct_ors
duckwalk17102343duckwalk
eductor1035863educt_or_
eductors1135983educt_ors
flatwork1845393flatwork
footwork1845813footwork
fretwork1845693fretwork
futhork1745103fu_thork
hackwork1945113hackwork
lacework1746853lacework
muckworm2143173muckworm
network1446803_network
outwore101912693ou_twore
outworks15148973ou_tworks
outworn101610753ou_tworn
rackwork1645583rackwork
rockwork1644993rockwork
saltwork1545543saltwork
scutworks1843393scutworks
seatwork1546783seatwork
tubework1744743tubework

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162337.40619735.6
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.84522777.7
 
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