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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 “likewise” 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.

34 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
likewise154326(None) 
sidewise1245352sidewise
airwise1036713ai_rwise
edgewise1342733edgewise
itemise997453_itemise
lakelike1137383lakelike
lakeside1344673lakeside
lewis85315843l__ewis_
lewises1039133l__ewises
liaise6310693li__aise
libelist10310823libelist
license9148423lice_nse
lickerish1844423lickerish
lifelike15166223lifelike
lifeline11167663lifeline
lifetime1343983lifetime
likeable14166473likeable
likelier1235283likelier
likeliest1346123likeliest
likeness12229863likeness
likening13246893likening
likens105613703like_ns_
likers104620913like_rs_
likes96231903like__s_
likest104914383like__st
linearise946433linearise
linelike12159003linelike
lionise7310373li_onise
liveries11314373liveries
liverish1447863liverish
longwise1244083longwise
palewise1346423palewise
piecewise1641993piecewise
somewise1345553somewise

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162346.42022766.7
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691346.85926052.0
 
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