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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forwaterbed” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

19 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
waterbed143644(None) 
waterbeds1544881waterbeds
watered113014951water_ed
catered103117772cater_ed
interbed112413102interbed
wafered14288432wafer_ed
wagered12299332wager_ed
waitered1238752waiter_ed
waterbird1554502waterbird
waterbus1345862waterbus
waterer103314072water_er
waterhead1644392waterhead
waterhen1485302waterhen
waterier11312082waterier
waterjet1848292waterjet
watermen1377612watermen
watershed1644632watershed
waterweed1644622waterweed
wavered142910432waver_ed

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059193.69032807.3
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691194.08043796.8