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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 “passwords” 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
passwords154418(None) 
password1444841password_
basswoods1574322basswoods
cusswords1542642cusswords
passports1344242passports
sasswoods13114042sasswoods
assorts73310153_ass_orts
backswords2243813backswords
basswood1494553basswood_
caseworks1846413caseworks
caseworms1645073caseworms
classworks1943313classworks
crosswords1643603crosswords
cussword1443243cussword_
eastwards1344253eastwards
gasworks1645943ga_sworks
glassworks1842803glassworks
glassworms1652503glassworms
glassworts1452813glassworts
miswords1446603_miswords
passbands1453983passbands
passbooks1743163passbooks
passers94717753pass_er_s
passions10310583passio_ns
passport1247593passpor_t
pastors94119003pa_stor_s
pressworks1954123pressworks
sasswood1294273sasswood_
sassywoods1771863sassywoods
swords104510803___swords
taskworks1543903taskworks

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641317.19020673.3
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691317.63923391.9
 
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