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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 “wayfarers” 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.

29 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
wayfarers184262(None) 
wayfarer1742921wayfarer_
warfares1436682warfare_s
waylayers1842942waylayers
carfares13310323carfare_s
daycares1454803daycare_s
daymares1445333daymare_s
fanfares1436773fanfare_s
farers95924053___farers
haymakers21104553haymakers
kayakers1463613kay_akers
naysayers1542353naysayers
seafarers1244143seafarers
taffarels1541863taffarels
wafers124316143wa_f__ers
wafflers17306323wa_fflers
wafters134112813wa_f_ters
wagerers12247613wa_gerers
wanderers13228483wanderers
warfare1336733warfare__
warfarins1544733warfarins
warmakers1845633warmakers
waterers112312783wa_terers
waverers14318613wa_verers
wayfaring1942513wayfaring
wayfarings2041783wayfarings
waylayer1743153waylayer_
wearers104615903w__earers
welfares1445543welfare_s

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 Limit148641296.47022973.9
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.90625874.7
 
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