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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 “raincoat” 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.

26 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
raincoat104663(None) 
raincoats1144061raincoats
rainout7314392rain_out
tailcoat1046852tailcoat
airboat9512133_airboat
maxicoat1945033maxicoat
railcar945483railc_ar
railroad943803railroad
rainbow1243353rainbo_w
rainbows1343243rainbows
rainiest81214923rainiest
rainouts846913rain_outs
rainspout1153913rainspout
rainwear1143093rainwear
rancor8810373ra_nco_r
rancors9811373ra_ncors
rancour987133ra_ncour
recoat84024273r__ecoat
redcoat10410883r_edcoat
sailboat1047693sailboat
tailcoats1144013tailcoats
trainload1043203trainload
turncoat1044853turncoat
wainscot13123633wainsco_t
waistcoat1452823waistcoat
whinchat1944353whinchat

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 Limit146162267.37319824.0
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.81222873.9
 
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