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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 “always” 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.

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
always1240913(None) 
allays94313741allays
alway116113921alway_
airways1336242airways
alans55636172al_ans
alas46358122al_a_s
albas75925392alba_s
alfas87219042alfa_s
algas65624932alga_s
alias55834602alia_s
aliyas93911802aliyas
allay85620392allay_
alleys95113302alleys
alloys94014562alloys
almahs118611612almahs
almas76629772alma_s
altars64518152altars
anyways1644422anyways
arrays95311682arrays
assays977902assays
away108024222a_way_
byways1734672byways
clays105521332cl_ays
flays116321052fl_ays
flyways19133852flyways
hallways1745422hallways
lays76043252_l_ays
noways12127732noways
oilways1334872oilways
paleways1645832paleways
plays106320772pl_ays
railways1444602railways
slays85723682sl_ays
sways115518462_sways
walkways2143212walkways
ways107737952__ways

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit82551362.50033020.4
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691362.66966950.5
 
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