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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 “ladder” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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143 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
ladder8461762(None) 
adder75419591_adder
badder103817511badder
bladder11429151bladder
gadder93714711gadder
gladder10398311gladder
ladders94115171ladders
lader65633721la_der
ladler74314931ladler
lander74028481lander
larder73720971larder
lauder73815011lauder
madder103515591madder
padder103415491padder
sadder82916971sadder
wadder114215481wadder
added84918432_added
adders84315702_adders
aider65431132_aider
alder65421912_alder
badger105415082badger
balder95318862balder
bander93928222bander
bedder104215792bedder
bidder104114862bidder
bladders12397802bladders
bladdery15344582bladdery
blader93618582bla_der
blander103715162blander
budder104314812budder
cadger105013912cadger
carder94524182carder
cladded12356922cladded
codder104416342codder
dander811222992dander
dodder94712912dodder
faddier1237782faddier
fader94421512fa_der
fodder114712112fodder
gadded103913172gadded
gadders103611502gadders
gander84322762gander
gladded11357452gladded
gladden10376312gladden
gladier93810992gladier
hander104526432hander
harder105022402harder
judder15439422judder
kidder123811102kidder
laager74312782laager
lacer75833752la_cer
lacier84020092lacier
lacker125325622lacker
laddered1136742laddered
laddie83713172laddie
laddies93715052laddies
lade56345982la_de_
laded74232612la_ded
laden65022192la_den
laders74927762la_ders
lades65141272la_des
ladies75124882ladies
ladle66320442ladle_
ladled85013482ladled
ladlers84613572ladlers
ladles74619542ladles
lager65132862la_ger
lagger85919832lagger
laker95432872la_ker
lakier104716272lakier
lamber104418492lamber
lamer75233702la_mer
lancer84319972lancer
landed84619242landed
landers84026212landers
landler84113202landler
lanker104123002lanker
lanner64920602lanner
lapper104319952lapper
lapser84113142lapser
larded84319092larded
larders83516942larders
lardier83518342lardier
larger74417512larger
larker104519242larker
laser54633322la_ser
lasher94824532lasher
laster64830632laster
later54843922la_ter
lather95124362lather
latter65027892latter
lauded83812152lauded
lauders84012892lauders
launder8309142launder
laveer94110422laveer
laver85031792la_ver
lawyer12386972lawyer
laxer125420332la_xer
layer84626472la_yer
lazier154214612lazier
leader74824652leader
leadier83212722leadier
ledger85914392ledger
lender73921272lender
lewder10479612lewder
lidded93410242lidded
lieder74912322lieder
loader74316312loader
lodger86517692lodger
louder74414602louder
madded113513552madded
madden103912522madden
madders113513212madders
mudder104413492mudder
nodder84811942nodder
odder74515392_odder
padded114113502padded
padders113312872padders
paddler113711552paddler
pander93725522pander
plodder1146002plodder
radded94716492radded
raider74318742raider
redder83918142redder
ridder84015142ridder
rudder83812802rudder
sadden83212402sadden
saddler93811962saddler
sander74828532sander
slander84015442slander
sledder9399202sledder
tedder83312162tedder
udder76314282_udder
wadded124014172wadded
wadders123812442wadders
waddler124010792waddler
wader95325362wa_der
wander104423712wander
warder104020272warder
wedder113612302wedder
widder112913972widder
yarder103813972yarder
zander163417112zander

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit825511432.57632046.2
3Display Results1431430.0463108.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911432.96860205.9
 
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