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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 “eyewashes” 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.

25 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
eyewashes184216(None) 
eyelashes1542851eyelashes
eyewash1642582eyewash__
prewashes1744752prewashes
rewashes1447032_rewashes
carwashes1745783carwashes
deashes113313903_de_ashes
emdashes14224303e_mdashes
encashes13227673e_ncashes
endashes12217453e_ndashes
enswathes1543433enswathes
eyases94513683ey__as_es
eyasses10388023ey__asses
eyeglasses1442263eyeglasses
eyelash1344563eyelash__
eyewater1444243eyewa_ter
eyewaters1543603eyewaters
hogwashes1942463hogwashes
leashes103514403_le_ashes
outwashes15116183outwashes
prewashed1843923prewashed
rehashes1436953_rehashes
rewashed1546243_rewashed
swashes134714403__swashes
washes124425493___washes

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 Limit148641256.97021325.8
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.40924118.1
 
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