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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 “mads” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

32 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
mads7684538(None) 
ads49755741_ads
bads77048871bads
cads76144531cads
dads67442781dads
fads86939881fads
gads67843391gads
lads56549141lads
macs86742511macs
mad68958721mad_
made75440251made
maes66948401maes
mags75444531mags
maids86327151maids
mans66354551mans
maps86141051maps
mars66261871mars
mas58175821ma_s
mass66044941mass
mats65460291mats
mauds85519271mauds
maws96437141maws
mays96940031mays
meads85425321meads
meds75735371meds
mids76541801mids
mods77945061mods
muds75530661muds
pads76742961pads
rads56046611rads
tads57143951tads
wads87343151wads

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 Filter178691139830.923193598.0
2DLD Change Limit13983320.95314672.6
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691321.89294445.6
 
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