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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 “windmills” 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
windmills1513311(None) 
windmill14133511windmill_
minimills1343842minimills
windbells1542872windbells
windchills1951772windchills
windfalls1643722windfalls
windgalls1443132windgalls
windmilled1751612windmilled
binomials1343903binomials
handbills15114743handbills
indwells1243693_indwells
instills867353_instills
landfills1343413landfills
mandrills1245453mandrills
minimill1244483minimill_
minipills1343523minipills
wadmolls1442573w_admolls
windbell1443083windbell_
windchill1852123windchill_
windfall1544203windfall_
windgall1343853windgall_
windigos13484903wind_igos
windily1437943wind_i_ly
windings13329973wind_ings
windles113518493wind__les
windlings14236723windlings
windmilling1851773windmilling
windowsills185733windowsills
windpipes1743103windpipes

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641297.15620771.5
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.59223536.7
 
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