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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 “featherless” 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.

26 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
featherless174391(None) 
fatherless1644211f_atherless
featherbeds20193572featherbeds
featheriest1745682featheriest
featureless1452192featureless
centerless1245003cent_erless
deathless1335223death__less
fatherliness1853323f_atherliness
fathomless1842003f_athomless
fearless1137873fea___rless
featherbed19174663featherbe_d
feathered16188893feather_e_d
featherhead2153063featherhead
featherheads2252593featherheads
featherier1645803featherie_r
featherings18105373featherings
feathers143513243feather___s
fenderless1443533fe_nderless
heathless1535593heath__less
leaderless1143433lea_derless
leatherleaf17262263leatherleaf
motherless1544093_motherless
natheless1244963_nathe_less
scatheless1542923scathe_less
waterless1238013_wat_erless
weatherglass1961583weatherglass

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633264.54626756.0
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691264.95236084.6
 
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