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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 “weddings” 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.

35 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
weddings1435553(None) 
beddings13407921beddings
waddings14356471waddings
wedding133411871wedding_
beadings123711782beadings
bedding124114482bedding_
biddings13397562biddings
buddings13326652buddings
edgings10256242_edgings
endings92910442_endings
geldings11316162geldings
headings133510492headings
leadings103511242leadings
mendings12338302mendings
paddings13297012paddings
puddings13325502puddings
readings103512642readings
redding103218512redding_
redwings13305732redwings
reedings103510362reedings
sleddings12263782sleddings
tedding103210882tedding_
wadding133711942wadding_
webbings1633242webbings
wedging13308722wedging_
weeding123815212weeding_
weepings14346482weepings
welding123213252welding_
weltings12388202weltings
wending123816842wending_
westings12429802westings
wettings12348402wettings
wildings13287932wildings
windings13329972windings
wordings13328562wordings

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059353.29636729.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.70548229.7
 
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