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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 “wardrobes” 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.

27 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
wardrobes158379(None) 
wardrobe1464131wardrobe_
wardrobed1662521wardrobed
garderobes1452292garderobes
wardrooms1544182wardrooms
adobes94411533_a_d_obes
aerobes9311493_a_erobes
airdromes1244383airdromes
ararobas1046183_ararobas
arrobas969213_ar_robas
bathrobes1644393bathrobes
eardrops1165303eardro_ps
earlobes1056143ear_lobes
garderobe1342363garderobe_
garrotes969363gar_rotes
hardcores1545973hardcores
hardnoses1346233hardnoses
ladrones92710973la_drones
madrones112912283ma_drones
padrones112711043pa_drones
saprobes1237033sa_probes
wardress12256163wardr_ess
wardresses1445413wardresses
wardrobing1742143wardrobing
wardroom1445043wardro_om
warerooms1445823warerooms
warhorses1545573warhorses

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641276.54622707.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.98525582.1
 
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