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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 “rainwear” 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.

42 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
rainwear114309(None) 
rainier71614262rainie_r
anear55420323_a_n_ear
brainier102510233brainie_r
drainer83012843drain_e_r
fainer94717243fain_e_r
fainter103611053fainte_r
gainer74117493gain_e_r
grainer83714063grain_e_r
grainier9218903grainie_r
knitwear1591463knitwear
linear65113343_lin_ear
painter93814563painte_r
raider74318743rai_de_r
railcar945483rai_lcar
railer64524933rai_le_r
railhead1244183railhead
railway1345313railw_ay
raincoat1046633raincoat
rained75024603rain_e_d
rainiest81214923rainiest
rainless8129703rainless
rainwash1443063rainwash
rainwater1244573rainwater
raiser66620103rai_se_r
ranger73925523ra_nge_r
ranker105021903ra_nke_r
ranter63826823ra_nte_r
ranular739433ra_nular
rawer84623733ra__we_r
reindeer936293reindeer
reinter73116843reinte_r
rewear93012003r__ewear
ringer74526063r_inge_r
rinser64317213r_inse_r
ruiner64013643ruin_e_r
skiwear1442523ski_wear
swimwear1641673swimwear
townwear1442293townwear
trainer73316793train_e_r
trainway1444223trainw_ay
vainer93714573vain_e_r

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 Limit146162427.47019566.5
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691427.90622601.9
 
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