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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forsouthpaw” 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.

23 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
southpaw164197(None) 
southpaws1742181southpaws
mouthpart1643823mouthpart
outdraw1136903_outdraw
outgnaw11124353_outgnaw
outhear10910603_outhear
outlaw9279643_out_law
outsaw92610283_out_saw
outspan938743_outspan
softhead1545003softhead
soothsay1442563soothsay
south85223573south___
southeast1246793southeast
southed114313993south_ed
souther104116303south_er
southern11438913southern
southers114214453southers
southing122811823southing
southland1363713southland
southron1145493southron
souths95216603south__s
southward1653933southward
touchpad1643173touchpad

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162236.43622710.1
3Display Results23230.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691236.87226002.8