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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 “twains” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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69 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
twains9581118(None) 
swains94513951swains
tains54936321t_ains
trains64725341trains
twain86313621twain_
twins85118981tw_ins
wains86930871_wains
ains46158882__ains
attains7310982attains
atwain937812atwain_
awaits96411952awaits
blains84516372blains
brains85125472brains
cains75334302_cains
chains114819702chains
drains73719402drains
elains64919852elains
gains65729512_gains
grains74223092grains
kains96125642_kains
mains75635112_mains
pains75138282_pains
plains85019592plains
rains55140232_rains
rawins95617622rawins
sains55639972_sains
stains64923652stains
strains74218152strains
swails94913122swails
swain84919052swain_
swans84625012swa_ns
tails55634192t_ails
tain45548072t_ain_
taint55542282t_aint
taints64520532t_aints
takins105117402takins
tans46154822t_a_ns
tarns56433952t_arns
tawing104521552tawing
theins95015422theins
thins85826332t_hins
tins45251302t__ins
toxins133314282toxins
traiks104013712traiks
trails64622512trails
train56529112train_
traits65121982traits
trans54933042tra_ns
twaes86513662twa_es
twang94511852twa_ng
twangs10358092twangs
twas76824082twa__s
twats86616602twa_ts
tweens9489842tweens
twigs96911172tw_igs
twin76023082tw_in_
twine85822362tw_ine
twines94717272tw_ines
twiny116012812tw_iny
twits86015792tw_its
waifs115719872_waifs
wails86631482_wails
wain75840202_wain_
wairs86424062_wairs
waits88333522_waits
wans76452272_wa_ns
warns87231002_warns
whins114922332_whins
wins75949172_w_ins

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551692.33035429.6
3Display Results69690.0302300.0
 (SQL Overall)178691692.72065695.2
 
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