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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 “windless” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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57 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
windless12331086(None) 
kindless13289241kindless
mindless11319441mindless
rindless92510201rindless
windlass12266081windlass
windles113518491windle_s
wineless112711171wineless
wingless122910021wingless
winless103212281win_less
aidless83612072ai_dless
bindles104016452bindle_s
bondless1148812bondless
dindles93817242dindle_s
dwindles13366022dwindle_s
endless839832_endless
finless102810782fin_less
handless123512062handless
inkless11348712_inkless
innless7288292_innless
kindlers13318482kindlers
kindles123614842kindle_s
kindness13236652kindness
kingless13288692kingless
kinless113310272kin_less
landless94011172landless
lidless8309272li_dless
lineless82711942lineless
lintless82710012lintless
sandless93212342sandless
sinless73014212sin_less
swindlers13306032swindlers
swindles12319502swindle_s
tintless8239862tintless
wardless12249302wardless
weedless12287962weedless
weldless12285812weldless
wickless1736082wickless
widdles123514342widdle_s
wifeless14277482wifeless
wigless11359672wi_gless
wildness1236202wildness
winders113721262wind_ers
windiest122213232windiest
windiness1337372windiness
windle104617952windle__
windled123713482windle_d
windlessly1743242windlessly
windowless1742352windowless
winglets12299592winglets
winkles143412772winkle_s
wintles103414982wintle_s
wireless11249632wireless
wishless1435992wishless
witless103310982wi_tless
woodless12278452woodless
wordless12258842wordless
woundless1334032woundless

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059573.68632842.9
3Display Results57570.0163562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691574.09243668.4
 
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