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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 “knawes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

42 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
knawes1332839(None) 
knaves13439521knaves
knawe12397881knawe_
knawel13415411knawel
knawels14344681knawels
awes76037552__awes
enates64026432enates
gnawed11427832gnawed
gnawer10386952gnawer
gnawers11356392gnawers
gnaws96311142gnaw_s
inanes62519802inanes
kaes85734062k_a_es
kales95730982k_ales
kames115024692k_ames
kanes95529372k_anes
kinases113511122kinases
knacks11428542knacks
knaps115511172kna_ps
knars94416112kna_rs
knaurs10466962knaurs
knave12389462knave_
knees95114872kn_ees
knifes136210212knifes
knives13458552knives
knower1337082knower
knowers1436352knowers
knowns13426442knowns
knows124912412know_s
krewes1337922krewes
kvases13467102kvases
nabes75427092_nabes
names74833362_names
napes74828462_napes
nares55544152_nares
nates55238332_nates
naves87030382_naves
snakes103919602snakes
snares65329032snares
snawed104813732snawed
snaws86116362snaw_s
unawed103914902unawed

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551422.46633475.7
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.82863186.4
 
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