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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 “colorways” 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.

37 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
colorways174372(None) 
colorway1644491colorway_
doorways1544042do_orways
motorways1742872motorways
cellarways1851823cellarways
chlorals13148033chlor_als
chlordans1544893chlordans
cogways1634633c__ogways
colonials1147913colonials
colorado1145933color_ado
colorant10414723color_ant
colorants1149863colorants
colorcast1346553colorcast
colorcasts1444243colorcasts
coloreds1138093color_eds
colorers10312183color_ers
colorfast1445033colorfast
colorings1247683colorings
colorisms132810793colorisms
colorists112313593colorists
colorizes203014523colorizes
colorless1145683colorless
colorman1247893colorma_n
colors86622373color___s
cornerways1851643cornerways
doorway1444243do_orway_
floodways1942283floodways
foldaways1942063foldaways
folkways2143143fol_kways
foodways1844293fo_odways
footways1744873fo_otways
hoorays13418383ho_or_ays
logways1434513__logways
motorway1643503motorway_
rollaways1542593rollaways
rollways1444233rol_lways
tollways1444133tol_lways

Search took 7 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 Limit148641376.42323142.0
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691376.85926052.0
 
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