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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 “shipways” 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.

59 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
shipways194407(None) 
shipway1844211shipway_
slipways1643461slipways
shiplaps1544362shiplaps
skidways1942822skidways
slipway1543872slipway_
whiprays1942502whiprays
airways1336243_airways
chinwags1743383chinwags
fairways1743873fairways
highways2144123_highways
midways16386183_midways
oilways1334873_oilways
railways1444603railways
sahiwals1443643sahi_wals
seaways13307513s_eaways
shays116021433sh___ays
shibahs15275643shi_bahs
shikars1436183shi_kars
shiksas1484643shiksa_s
shindys14314133shi_ndys
shinneys14275093shinneys
shiplap1444513shipla_p
shipless13277693shipless
shiploads1543813shiploads
shipman14247133shipma_n
shipmate1546153shipmate
shipmates1645953shipmates
shippens15316803shippens
shippers153012313shippers
shippons15255663shippons
ships105123773ship___s
shipworm1843793shipworm
shipworms1943413shipworms
shipyard1743343shipyard
shipyards1842983shipyards
shittahs14114103shittahs
shivahs16375723shi_vahs
shivas124512413shi_va_s
shopboys1843273shopboys
shophars1646353shophars
shwas116415103sh__wa_s
sideways1545233sideways
skidway1843083skidway_
skyways2043223s_kyways
slideways1642853slideways
slipware1344543slipware
slipwares1444253slipwares
someways1644833someways
spays105520513s__p_ays
spillways1742253spillways
splays114910873s__plays
sprays115913643s__prays
stairways1582403stairways
subways1536163s_ubways
sways115518463s___ways
thruways1742503thruways
whipray1843403whipray_
whipsaws1942693whipsaws

Search took 7 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 Limit146162596.48322545.4
3Display Results59590.0301966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691596.93625762.8
 
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