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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 “gapeworms” 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.

30 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
gapeworms174337(None) 
gapeworm1643991gapeworm_
tapeworms1644231tapeworms
capeworks2045632capeworks
caseworms1645062caseworms
tapeworm1545092tapeworm_
bagworms1645213ba_gworms
beworms1437923__beworms
capework1945793capewor_k
caseworks1846413caseworks
caseworm1546153caseworm_
dameworts1544193dameworts
daneworts1344873daneworts
deworms1338023__deworms
earworms1346773ea_rworms
fireworms1745593fireworms
gapers94520473gape__r_s
gasworks1645943ga_sworks
glassworms1652503glassworms
glowworms1862633glowworms
grubworms1742323grubworms
hairworms1743973hairworms
laceworks1846583laceworks
paperworks2144073paperworks
sandworms1545643sandworms
spanworms1643733spanworms
tubeworms1643493tubeworms
waveforms2042403waveforms
waxworms2393673wa_xworms
wireworms1745023wireworms

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641307.53019739.8
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.70223200.6
 
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