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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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81 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
leotards94530(None) 
leopards1144751leopards
leotard846191leotard_
dotards937252_dotards
jeopards1843682jeopards
leewards1244982leewards
leftwards1652452leftwards
leopard1045292leopard_
leotarded1142782leotarded
petards104311152pe_tards
retards85015002re_tards
bastards113310313bastards
beards94116673be__ards
becowards1743843becowards
bedwards1596393bedwards
beeyards1444593beeyards
boards94616933_bo_ards
boyards13399323_boyards
bustards11308513bustards
centares102913893centares
costards113510793costards
cowards1339613_cowards
custards11338393custards
dastards10278083dastards
debeards1235503debeards
deodands1144603deodands
deodaras1044693deodaras
deodars937623deodar_s
dotard839053_dotard_
echards1337963_echards
geotaxes1644743geotaxes
geotaxis1644183geotaxis
hectares1338853hectares
hektares1535813hektares
heptads1335873hepta_ds
hoards104912623_ho_ards
holards1148433_holards
jeopard1744113jeopard_
jeopardy2142233jeopardy
keycards1843063keycards
laggards11307053laggards
laniards967313laniards
lanyards1266393lanyards
lards65331863l___ards
leads66028493le__a_ds
learns65513743le__arns
lears55938733le__ar_s
lecterns1035943lecterns
lectors93415773lector_s
lectures101310163lectures
leeboards1244793leeboards
leeward1135783leeward_
leftward1562733leftward_
lekvars1432693lekvar_s
lentando943603lentando
lentoids947443lentoids
leopardess1351593leopardess
letters73819853letter_s
liards75212613l__iards
lizards17427613l_izards
loads65323373l_o_a_ds
looters74419163looter_s
lords64923503l_o__rds
lotahs9479873l_ota_hs
lotas55926303l_ota__s
mustards11297883mustards
nectars938463nectar_s
pentads1039523penta_ds
petard95013803pe_tard_
reboards1138773reboards
regards94112563re_gards
restarts8310873restarts
retard75018933re_tard_
rewards114813993re_wards
reynards1244303reynards
ritards8439943_ritards
seawards1237203seawards
tetrads82910193te_trads
towards1138783_towards
unitards945623unitards
westwards1643393westwards

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162816.98620922.1
3Display Results81810.0302700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691817.41924085.6
 
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