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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 “lweis” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

51 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
lweis845869(None) 
leis45739601l_eis
lewis85315841lewis
lwei75312641lwei_
awes76037552awe_s
ewers86018822ewers
ewes76328702ewe_s
iwis77117012iw_is
lapis76223152lapis
laris54737462laris
leas45954182l_eas
leeks95318892leeks
leers54828982leers
lees45455882l_ees
leets54927122leets
legs56133692l_egs
lei36846382l_ei_
leks85427602l_eks
lenis56326862lenis
lens46146492l_ens
les35663072l_e_s
less45635102l_ess
lets47147942l_ets
levis85818552levis
lexis125916032lexis
leys76430182l_eys
liens56525502liens
liers55130402liers
lies46454192lie_s
lieus56218482lieus
lis37162272l__is
loess55714702loess
loris55329152loris
louis57322322louis
lowers94624922lowers
lowes85732462lowe_s
lues45943552lue_s
lyes75530832lye_s
lysis84511462lysis
owes75137102owe_s
reis45343232_reis
seis45542392_seis
webs96622122_webs
weds86628932_weds
wees76249122_wees
weir76019922_weir
weirs84316492_weirs
wens76337932_wens
wets75940292_wets
wis66552332_w_is
ywis105313102yw_is

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit53800511.47036598.6
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691511.79699493.9
 
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