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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 “madwoman” 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.

31 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
madwoman164369(None) 
adwoman1345431_adwoman
madwomen1644791madwomen
adwomen1345682_adwomen
laywoman1643362laywoman
madman113712382mad__man
radioman1145772radioman
adman84517903_ad__man
airwoman1344673airwoman
automan9310883_automan
badman113813843bad__man
bondwoman1743293bondwoman
charwoman1944673charwoman
lawman11289053la_w_man
laywomen1643703laywomen
madmen113511743mad__men
madonna1044403mad_onna
madrona10288703madrona_
madronas11288493madronas
madtom1138023madtom__
madtoms1236923madtom_s
madwort13611363madwo_rt
madworts1456173madworts
madzoon1996063madzo_on
mailman1137733ma_ilman
marksman1645263marksman
markswoman2151753markswoman
oarswoman1452743oarswoman
radiomen1146633radiomen
washwoman2082623washwoman
woman105818003___woman

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162316.90621164.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.34224338.2
 
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