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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 “waterleaf” 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.

31 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
waterleaf154370(None) 
waterleafs1642701waterleafs
interleaf1248042interleaf
waterhead1644402waterhead
waterless1238012waterless
leatherleaf17262263leatherleaf
liverleaf1542103liverleaf
overleaf14237973_overleaf
waterbed1436453waterbe_d
waterbeds1544883waterbeds
watercraft1853953watercraft
watered113014963water_e_d
waterer103314083water_e_r
waterers112312793water_ers
waterheads1744243waterheads
waterhen1485313waterhe_n
waterhens1574963waterhens
waterier11312103waterie_r
wateriest12312243wateriest
waterjet1848293waterje_t
waterjets1944463waterjets
waterlily1544353waterlily
waterline1249663waterline
waterlog1245053waterl_og
waterlogs1345393waterlogs
waterloo1145733waterl_oo
waterloos1246053waterloos
waterman1397283water_man
watermen1377613waterme_n
waterway1745563water_way
waterweed1644643waterweed

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 Filter1786911486410.450397091.1
2DLD Change Limit148641317.66019404.8
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691318.12321998.2
 
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