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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fornaysayer” 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.

26 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
naysayer144258(None) 
naysayers1542351naysayers
assayer1035572_assayer
naysay1234972naysay__
naysays1344122naysay_s
waylayer1743152waylayer
allayer10148213_allayer
arrayer10136703_arrayer
assayed1135593_assayed
assayers1144843_assayers
essayer1033943_essayer
gainsayer1342133gainsayer
haymaker20104773haymaker
kayaker1354503kay_aker
manslayer1442953manslayer
massager1136873massager
narrater838723narrater
nastier74115293na_stier
naysaid1145303naysa_id
naysaying1642983naysaying
sayer84926553___sayer
taxpayer2041813taxpayer
unassayed1343493unassayed
wayfarer1742923wayfarer
waylayers1842943waylayers
yeasayer1442353yeasayer

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit146162269.34315644.0
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691269.51318783.9