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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 “weatherboard” 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.

36 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
weatherboard215296(None) 
weatherboards2262601weatherboards
weatherboarded2471502weatherboarded
beaverboard19142263bea_verboard
centerboard1652873cent_erboard
leaderboard1552253lea_derboard
motherboard1952723_motherboard
teeterboard1452133teet_erboard
weatherboarding2571303weatherboarding
weatherworn2052613weatherwo_rn
beaverboards20142124bea_verboards
centerboards1752604cent_erboards
featherbed19174664featherb__ed
featherbrain20122344featherbrain
featherhead2153064featherhea_d
flutterboard1861434flutterboard
leaderboards1652054lea_derboards
leatherback2252154leatherb_ack
leatherwood1852724leatherwo_od
motherboards2052314_motherboards
paperboard1764114_pa_perboard
plasterboard1791974plasterboard
skateboard1753574skat_e_board
teeterboards1551904teet_erboards
wakeboard1944754w_a_ke_board
washboard1844524w_ash__board
waterbird1554504w_at_erb_ird
weathercast19273664weather_cast
weathercock2561824weatherco_ck
weathercocks2661804weathercocks
weathered16168514weather___ed
weatherglass1961584weatherglass
weatherized2745174weather_ized
weatherman1854244weather_ma_n
weaverbird1951424wea_verb_ird
whitherward2452104whither_ward

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790367.84615904.9
3Display Results36360.0301200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691368.26621617.6
 
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