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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 “maidens” 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.

31 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
maidens1034966(None) 
maddens11359751maddens
maiden93512281maiden_
aiders74524632_aiders
aides65336602_aide_s
amides95722662amide_s
amidins103713102amidins
gardens93312092gardens
hardens113815022hardens
hoidens11329082hoidens
ladens74516232la_dens
madden103912522madden_
madders113513212madders
maidenly1444562maidenly
maids86327142maid__s
maihems1444302maihems
mailers94420332mailers
mailes84329112maile_s
maimers113813042maimers
mains75635112mai__ns
maizes175115732maize_s
martens93714952martens
mavens114312972ma_vens
middens11379382middens
miens76118302m_i_ens
mildens10339932mildens
mizens174610252m_izens
raiders84615142raiders
saddens9309602saddens
wardens113711902wardens
widens106212722_widens

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671313.26632967.2
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691313.63949104.4
 
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