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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 “macaw” 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.

46 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
macaw1231176(None) 
macaws1337021macaws
caca85528082caca_
cacao95420002cacao
cacas95627982cacas
caw86647932__caw
jacal14313702jacal
maar66025062ma_ar
mac78053932mac__
macaco1247852macaco
mace87345792mac_e
maced108528692maced
macer912126942macer
maces97139962maces
mach116134482mac_h
mache125925302mache
macho126120152macho
machs125722562machs
mack125733652mac_k
macks135127602macks
macle96127002macle
macon94519952macon
macro94718172macro
macs86742512mac_s
madam10316222madam
madcap1336332madcap
makar115614972makar
malar76424442malar
mama86231592mama_
mamas95930772mamas
mana65341962mana_
manas76240432manas
manat76039992manat
mara67444572mara_
maras75443292maras
masa65034722masa_
masas75630412masas
maw87050102m__aw
maya95824592maya_
mayan105616902mayan
mayas105924382mayas
mica86428252mica_
micas96823052micas
paca85132242paca_
pacas96029402pacas
papaw125112492papaw

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit53800461.42037887.3
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691461.782100275.5
 
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