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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 “wastepapers” 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.

48 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
wastepapers185161(None) 
wastepaper1751821wastepaper_
wastewaters17142502wastewaters
notepapers1452433_notepapers
ratepayers1541973ra_tepayers
steppers12289283__step_pers
tastemakers1752513tastemakers
wallpapers1742653wa_llpapers
wastewater16143003wastewater_
anteaters939344_ante_aters
attempers13103504_atte_mpers
cartoppers1643744cartop_pers
castraters1246474cast_raters
catnapers1364764ca_t_napers
catnappers1682764ca_tnappers
distempers1544294diste_mpers
easterners1044824easte_rners
fasteners12237054faste__ners
glasspapers1651554glas_spapers
hasteners12267814haste__ners
notepaper1342504_notepaper_
ratepayer1442134ra_tepayer_
repapers1258834___repapers
sandpapers15113714sa_ndpapers
stealers83412214__ste_alers
steamers103410874__ste_amers
steepers103011374__ste_epers
stepper113010854__step_per_
steppes113110694__step_pe_s
stoppers123910594__stop_pers
strappers1346744__strappers
tarpapers1344274ta__rpapers
tastemaker1652744tastemaker_
unstoppers1442674unstop_pers
wallpaper1642804wa_llpaper_
wastages12109754wast__age_s
wastebaskets216694wastebaskets
wastelands1442894wastela_nds
wasteries121115344waste_rie_s
wasters104026594wast____ers
wasteways1843114wastewa__ys
watapes12228384wa_t__ape_s
waterages1349384wa_terage_s
waterers112312784wa_te__rers
waterpowers1953514wa_terpowers
wattapes1395254wa_t_tape_s
westerners1344474weste_rners
wiretappers1851874wiretappers

Search took 9 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 Limit148819488.45317605.5
3Display Results48480.0331454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691488.90620064.1
 
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