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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 “gateways” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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73 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
gateways154461(None) 
gateway1434931gateway_
gangways1643732gangways
gateaus866332gate_aus
getaways1543342getaways
laneways1444572laneways
paleways1645832paleways
pathways1944272pathways
raceways1645232raceways
wasteways1843112wasteways
waterways1845092waterways
agateware1352243agateware
agatewares1452003agatewares
airways1336243_airways
always12409133_a_lways
anyways1644423_anyways
areaways1444483_areaways
bikeways2043653bikeways
cableways1943023cableways
caraways1636943caraways
castaways1743673castaways
catenas9313113catena_s
caterans10313223caterans
causeways1742743causeways
cutaways1643813cutaways
edgeways1642583edgeways
fadeaways1942233fadeaways
fairways1743873fairways
fatwas1249053fat_wa_s
flatways1744323flat_ways
freeways1744723freeways
gainsays1243503gainsays
galeas74618513gale_a_s
galenas83310343galena_s
gamays126310913ga__mays
gamelans11115843gamelans
gangway1544233gangway_
gateau778113gate_a_u
gateaux1573123gate_aux
gateless9279953gateless
gateman1057473gatema_n
gaters74728643gate__rs
gates65939513gate___s
getaway1444013getaway_
giveaways1951713giveaways
greenways1643433greenways
guideways1742303guideways
hallways1745423hallways
hatchways2342663hatchways
jetways2094053jet_ways
laneway1345273laneway_
laterals8312753laterals
layaways1743403layaways
leeways1354453_leeways
lifeways1743893lifeways
mateys115610943mate__ys
parkways2043973parkways
pathway1844853pathway_
raceway1546133raceway_
railways1444603railways
ropeways1644053ropeways
routeways1543153routeways
satays94411683sat__ays
sideways1545233sideways
someways1644823someways
takeaways1942453takeaways
tatouays1142563tatouays
taxiways2142643taxiways
tideways1544563tideways
walkways2143213walkways
wasteway1743313wasteway_
waterway1745563waterway_
wireways1745833wireways

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162738.47017256.4
3Display Results73730.0302433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691738.67320603.1
 
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