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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 “leatherwoods” 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.

29 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
leatherwoods195245(None) 
leatherwood1852721leatherwood_
fatherhoods2153033_fatherhoods
latewoods1355203l_at_e_woods
bearwoods1545024bea___rwoods
brotherhoods2161764brotherhoods
eaglewoods1552554_eagle_woods
fatherhood2053294_fatherhood_
featherbeds20193574feather_beds
featherheads2252594featherheads
lacewoods1554894l_a_ce_woods
lancewoods1652584l_ance_woods
latewood1255684l_at_e_wood_
leatherbacks2362094leatherbacks
leathered13148714leather__ed_
leatherettes1552604leatherettes
leathernecks2161544leathernecks
leathers114215084leather____s
motherhoods2092804_motherhoods
neatherds1395774neather___ds
netherworlds1961004ne_therworlds
pearwoods1544544pea___rwoods
peckerwoods2351584pe_ckerwoods
scattergoods1661354scattergoods
southernwoods206884southernwoods
weatherboards2262604weatherboards
weathercocks2661804weathercocks
weatherproofs2461774weatherproofs
weatherworn2052614weatherw_orn

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790296.83018270.9
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.23624694.7
 
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