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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 “knotweed” 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
knotweed164210(None) 
knotweeds1741661knotweeds
knapweed1842442knapweed
knotted12357232knot_ted
anteed75616113an_t_eed
antiweed1246303antiweed
hogweed1534443_hogweed
ironweed1244053ironweed
knapweeds1941573knapweeds
kneed104612053kn___eed
knitted12337423knit_ted
knitwear1591463knitwear
knobbed1633713kno_bbed
knocked13236303kno_cked
knolled12296573kno_lled
knopped16355453kno_pped
knotless1264573knotless
knotter11317643knot_ter
knotters12276153knotters
knottier12203983knottier
knouted12416773kno_uted
knower1337083kno_w_er
knowers1436353kno_wers
kotowed1533773k_otowed
notated82713663_notated
notched134210303_notched
noted65123843_not__ed
noticed1037863_noticed
pondweed1543103pondweed
snapweed1443453snapweed
snowed104613623sno_w_ed
tweed94915093___tweed
unowned1148813uno_wned

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162337.12620511.1
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.54523683.4
 
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