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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 “hallways” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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98 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
hallways174542(None) 
hallway1636171hallway_
allays94313742_all_ays
always12409132_a_lways
fallaways1843162fallaways
halfway1943762halfway_
hallahs133912462hall_ahs
halloas104318462halloa_s
paleways1645832paleways
railways1444602railways
rollways1444232rollways
tollways1444132tollways
walkways2143212walkways
airways1336243_airways
allay85620393_all_ay_
alleys95113303_all_eys
alleyways1852283_alleyways
alloys94014563_all_oys
alway116113923_a_lway_
anyways1644423_anyways
ballads104212913ball_ads
beltways1683903beltways
cableways1943023cableways
callans94518473call_ans
callas84526753call_a_s
callboys1585183callboys
caraways1636953caraways
challahs16377563chall_ahs
challas124414123chall_a_s
crawlways2041653crawlways
cullays12347703cull_ays
fairways1743873fairways
fallals103310193fall_als
fallaway1743903fallaway_
flatways1744323flatways
flyways19133853_flyways
folkways2143143folkways
galleass935053galleass
galleys11369713gall_eys
galliass935423galliass
gangways1643733gangways
gateways1544613gateways
halakahs18426633halakahs
halalahs14367443halalahs
halalas104214083halala_s
halals95018313ha_l_als
halavahs17415793halavahs
hallah124115403hall_a_h
hallal94415563hall_a_l
hallels103310133hall_els
halliard12125963halliard
halliards13104933halliards
hallmark1744213hallmark
hallmarks1843543hallmarks
halloa94918123halloa__
halloaed121510153halloaed
halloes104021523hall_oes
halloos103716743hall_oos
hallos95425103hall__os
hallowers15137723hallowers
hallows134417393hall_ows
halls85633783hall___s
halluces1335613halluces
halmas117017893ha_lma_s
halvahs16417533ha_lvahs
halvas124714173ha_lva_s
hatchways2342663hatchways
headways1845003headways
hellcats1346323hellcats
highways2144123highways
hilloas104413553hilloa_s
holidays1544103holidays
hollas94616903holl_a_s
holloas103814943holloa_s
holydays1843473holydays
hulloas103911913hulloa_s
lallans74113533lall_ans
laneways1444573laneways
layaways1743403layaways
oilways1334873_oilways
parkways2043973parkways
parlays123910453parl_ays
pathways1944273pathways
raceways1645233raceways
railway1345313railway_
rollaways1542593rollaways
rollway1344653rollway_
spillways1742253spillways
tallboys1374623tallboys
taxiways2142643taxiways
tollway1344793tollway_
valleys13407483vall_eys
walkaways2242313walkaways
walkway2043373walkway_
wallahs13409473wall_ahs
wallas95719393wall_a_s
waylays1634673wayl_ays
wellaways1873163wellaways

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162987.04620744.0
3Display Results98980.0303266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691987.49923828.6
 
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