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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 “layerages” 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.

49 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
layerages134530(None) 
layerage1244961layerage_
averages1249182_averages
lacerates112413782lacerates
langrages11105902langrages
leverages1365662leverages
waterages1349392waterages
acreages1138383_acreages
aerates74627503_a_erates
alienages1045973alienages
amperages1447683amperages
average1158853_average_
averaged1356223_averaged
barrages11711093ba_rrages
beverages1595223beverages
coverages1538833coverages
flowerages1743063flowerages
garages9314113ga__rages
haylages1536013hay_lages
lacerate102214713lacerate_
lacerated122210693lacerated
langrage10106033langrage_
languages11115053languages
larges74824233la__r_ges
lateraled1047473lateraled
laterals8312753latera_ls
laterites9715083laterites
laterizes18513033laterizes
laureates987693laureates
lavages1138603la__vages
layered11259413layer__ed
layerings13235683layerings
layers93921183layer___s
layettes1136263laye_ttes
leverage1285393leverage_
leveraged1463783leveraged
liberates111012953liberates
lineages979183line_ages
literates91415653literates
macerates132113573macerates
meterages1248183meterages
overages12513833_overages
paygrades1643623paygrades
peerages1189893_peerages
sewerages1345363sewerages
steerages1046493steerages
underages11811083underages
valerates12310543valerates
waterage1248673waterage_

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641497.59319576.1
3Display Results49490.0331484.8
 (SQL Overall)178691498.06222164.6
 
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