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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 “pathways” 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.

57 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
pathways194427(None) 
pathway1844851pathway_
gateways1544612gateways
hatchways2342662hatchways
paleways1645832paleways
parkways2043972parkways
airways1336243_airways
always12409133_a_lways
anyways1644423_anyways
archways1944063archways
athwart1348683_athwart
bathmats1545933bathmats
caraways1636953caraways
castaways1743673castaways
catheads1438123catheads
cutaways1643813cutaways
fairways1743873fairways
fatheads1536763fatheads
fatwas1249053fat_wa_s
fishways2043643fishways
flatways1744323flat_ways
gangways1643733gangways
gateway1434933gateway_
getaways1543343getaways
hallways1745423hallways
hatchway2243293hatchway_
highways2144123highways
jetways2094053jet_ways
laneways1444573laneways
layaways1743403layaways
pachas135017143pach_a_s
paphians1545593paphians
parkway1934553parkway_
parlays123910453pa_rlays
partway1535923partway_
pashas115117063pash_a_s
patacas11311003pataca_s
patamars1246843patamars
pathless13138043pathless
pathos115516693path__os
pathoses13412773pathoses
paths105521383path___s
patinas96318523patina_s
paydays1634433pa_ydays
pitheads14338143pitheads
potheads14298543potheads
raceways1645233raceways
railways1444603railways
sashays1336333sash_ays
satays94411683sat__ays
tatouays1142563tatouays
taxiways2142643taxiways
walkways2143213walkways
washdays1842863washdays
wasteways1843113wasteways
waterways1845093waterways
widthways2251793widthways

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162577.72018932.9
3Display Results57570.0301900.0
 (SQL Overall)178691578.17021871.6
 
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