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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 “chainsaw” 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.

32 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
chainsaw164237(None) 
chainsaws1742261chainsaws
chainman1585192chainman
chains114819702chains__
chainsawed1951122chainsawed
cains75334303c_ains__
chain105723673chain___
chaine115119223chain__e
chained133812693chain_ed
chaines124518733chain_es
chainfall1752113chainfall
chaining142810783chaining
chainmen15105263chainmen
chainsawing2051643chainsawing
chairman15106383chairman
chairs114916183chairs__
chais107530313chai_s__
chaise114916413chai_s_e
chaises124317493chai_ses
chamisa14328853chamisa_
chamisas15317813chamisas
chanson1238043cha_nson
china105022483ch_in_a_
chinas115119403ch_in_as
chins105631463ch_ins__
chinwag1643553ch_inwag
gainsay1144043_gainsay
hacksaw1943713_hacksaw
handsaw1435533_handsaw
hansa85416783_ha_nsa_
hansas94616043_ha_nsas
whipsaw1842723wh_ipsaw

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162328.50017195.5
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691328.95319958.8
 
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