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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 “placeman” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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61 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
placeman144568(None) 
placemen1445781placemen
packman1736692p_ackman
placement1548182placement
policeman1543262policeman
spaceman1445322spaceman
axeman1538103__axeman
baseman1138553_baseman
brakeman1644313brakeman
caveman1437073_caveman
clachan1437183clac_han
clansman1245813clansman
coachman1744983coachman
flagman13186173fla_gman
gateman1057473_gateman
glassman1145183glassman
gleeman1035363gl_eeman
hackman1836433_hackman
iceman1037853__iceman
lactean956473_lactean
landman1038923_landman
lawman11289053_la_wman
layman113511303_la_yman
leman75622603_l__eman
lineman939123_lineman
packmen1746313p_ackmen
paean77222723p_a_e_an
paesan85114093p_a_esan
panacean1244733panace_an
pikeman1535523p_ikeman
pitchman1744013pitchman
place94824613place___
placebo1343293place_bo
placebos1443713placebos
placed114318003place__d
placements1645973placements
placenta1275723placenta
placentae1364353placentae
placental1364693placental
placentas1364823placentas
placer105117743place__r
placers114515263place_rs
places104323703place__s
placet103923673place__t
placets113911223place_ts
plainsman1343193plainsman
plantsman1344673plantsman
plasma103810913pla_sma_
plasmas113010753pla_smas
plasmin112410033pla_smin
plasmon11257983pla_smon
platan83913693pla__tan
plateau937403plate_au
platen84518203plate__n
plebeian1243173plebeian
plowman1444933pl_owman
policemen1543783policemen
preman104117453p__reman
spacemen1445413spacemen
trackman1645403trackman
whaleman1643973whaleman

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162617.43619656.0
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691617.88922650.7
 
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