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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 “horseweed” 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
horseweed169466(None) 
horseweeds17113481horseweeds
corseted11311473corse_ted
fireweed1545353fir_eweed
hirseled12106253hirse_led
hirselled1344683hirselled
hoarsened1344053hoarse_ned
hogweed1534443ho__gweed
horsebean1473753horsebean
horsed105321083hors___ed
horsehide1644543horsehide
horseless1237213horseless
horsemen1347483horse_men
horseshod16133253horseshod
horseshoed17143543horseshoed
horsewhip2052543horsewhip
horsewomen1854353horsewomen
hoseyed1436953ho_se_yed
housekeep1853043housekeep
houseled1237283house_led
houseleek1643943houseleek
houselled1346193houselled
morseled1147193morse_led
morselled1245953morselled
pokeweed1842943po_keweed
worsened1236053worse_ned

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 Limit148641266.72022119.2
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691267.14025026.8
 
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