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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 “gapeworm” 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.

33 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
gapeworm164400(None) 
gapeworms1743381gapeworms
tapeworm1545101tapeworm
capework1945802capework
caseworm1546162caseworm
tapeworms1644242tapeworms
bagworm1566353ba_gworm
beworm1339993__beworm
capeworks2045633capeworks
careworn1347883careworn
casework1746773casework
caseworms1645073caseworms
damewort1447443damewort
danewort1258243danewort
deworm1249533__deworm
earworm1238743ea_rworm
fireworm1646693fireworm
gaper86125123gape__r_
gapers94520473gape__rs
gasiform1444303gasiform
glassworm1543013glassworm
glowworm1743023glowworm
grubworm1642473grubworm
hairworm1644543hairworm
lacework1746853lacework
napiform1543763napiform
paperwork2044323paperwork
sandworm1446343sandworm
spanworm1544203spanworm
tubeworm1544213tubeworm
waveform1943553waveform
waxworm2264573wa_xworm
wireworm1645893wireworm

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162337.72018932.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.15621909.1
 
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