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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 “sportswomen” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
sportswomen1812220(None) 
sportswoman18122091sportswoman
spokeswomen2261472spokeswomen
sportsmen1343542sports__men
spokeswoman2261403spokeswoman
sportsman1343873sports__man
craftswomen2161464craftswomen
doorwomen1553154door__women
forewomen1746464_for_ewomen
horsewomen1854354_horsewomen
markswomen2151904_markswomen
oarswomen1443374__oarswomen
saleswomen1553154s_aleswomen
scrubwomen1951544s_crubwomen
spoilsmen1342424spoils__men
spokesmen1742544spokes__men
sportswear1551344sportsw_ear
sportswears1651334sportswears
sportswriter1761704sportswriter
stuntwomen1561654stunt_women
superwomen1746804super__women
swordsmen1542174swords__men
townswomen1852774_townswomen
workwomen2143794_wor_kwomen

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819249.19016193.6
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691249.62618563.4
 
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