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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 “lapwings” 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.

27 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
lapwings1427497(None) 
lapwing13308261lapwing_
lawings113611471la_wings
cappings15369492cappings
gaywings1633192gaywings
lacewings1543302lacewings
lacings105013652la_cings
ladings93814132la_dings
laggings11298402laggings
lakings124713512la_kings
landings103110072landings
lapins84520682lap_in_s
lapping124117022lapping_
lapsing103511162lapsing_
lashings124412252lashings
lastings94214422lastings
lathings12469852lathings
lauwines1145712lauwines
lawines103313562la_wines
lawing104625282la_wing_
lippings13296092lippings
lowings113710072l_owings
mappings15296412mappings
saplings11269802saplings
tappings13267712tappings
waxwings2232952waxwings
yawpings17253582yawpings

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit121059274.04629920.7
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691274.21642384.0
 
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