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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 “draftsmen” 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.

27 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
draftsmen155267(None) 
craftsmen1672911craftsmen
draftsman1552711draftsman
raftsmen1343951_raftsmen
craftsman1663102craftsman
grantsmen1294642grantsmen
raftsman1344162_raftsman
batsmen1146883_ba_tsmen
boatsmen1245283boa_tsmen
cracksmen1943073cracksmen
craftswomen2161463craftswomen
cragsmen1344763cra_gsmen
dalesmen1146203d_alesmen
daysmen1335083d_a_ysmen
deathsmen1543033deathsmen
drafted12439033draft__ed
draftee11379523draft__ee
draftees12225253draft_ees
drafter11449433draft__er
draftier1285263draft_ier
drafts105012533drafts___
dragomen1245013dra_gomen
draughtsmen186903draughtsmen
draymen1335233dra__ymen
grantsman1265063grantsman
plantsmen1344143plantsmen
tradesmen1244903tradesmen

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 Limit148641277.44019978.6
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691277.86022734.2
 
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