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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 “lawbreakings” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

22 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
lawbreakings227163(None) 
lawbreaking2172181lawbreaking_
breakings16297063___breakings
lawbreakers2062073lawbreak_ers
lawmakings2042373law__makings
backbreaking2262284backbreaking_
breaking153914254___breaking_
caretakings1852904ca__retakings
jawbreakers2761744jawbreak_ers
lambrequins246914lambrequin_s
laureating1146394la_ureating_
lawbreaker1952314lawbreak__er
lawmaking1943944law__making_
lawyerings1752584law_ye_rings
lipreadings1551884l_ipreadings
papermakings2352414papermakings
pathbreaking2451754pathbreaking_
pawnbrokings246704pawnbr_okings
phreakings2043194__phreakings
streakings15235304__streakings
wreaking163010214__w_reaking_
wreckings19233684__w_reckings

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790226.45319338.3
3Display Results22220.0131692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691226.85926052.0
 
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