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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 “waterloo” 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.

44 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
waterloo114573(None) 
waterlog1245051waterlog
waterloos1246051waterloos
waterdog1344452waterdog
waterflood17142892waterflood
waterlogs1345392waterlogs
waterzooi2153502waterzooi
interloop1145833interloop
matelot9411583mate_lot
wanderoo1245663wander_oo
wareroom1346523wareroom
wastelot11105733waste_lot
water84733323water___
waterage1248673waterage
waterbed1436453waterbed
waterbus1345873waterbus
watercolor1552873watercolor
waterdogs1444553waterdogs
watered113014963water_ed
waterer103314083water_er
waterers112312793waterers
waterfloods18152763waterfloods
waterfowl1843493waterfowl
waterhen1485313waterhen
waterier11312103waterier
waterily1438793waterily
watering122316323watering
waterish14310543waterish
waterjet1848293waterjet
waterleaf1543703waterleaf
waterless1238013waterless
waterlily1544353waterlily
waterline1249663waterline
waterman1397283waterman
watermelon1552223watermelon
watermen1377613watermen
waterproof1853533waterproof
waters95030643water__s
waterski1543233waterski
waterway1745563waterway
waterwork1946673waterwork
waterworn1546203waterworn
watery123914503water__y
waterzoois2253533waterzoois

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162447.57619292.8
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691448.04622208.7
 
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