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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 “openwork” 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.

28 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
openwork174352(None) 
openworks1843361openworks
overwork18118232overwork
pinwork16107242_pinwork
capework1945803cape_work
fretwork1845693fretwork
homework2045833home_work
ironwork15125063ironwork
legwork1545663_legwork
network1446803_network
nonwork1448423_nonwork
opener83910993open_er_
openers9339493open_ers
outwork141710353o_utwork
ovenware1444243ovenware
overword15119243overword
overwore141111403overwore
overworks19127393overworks
overworn14118833overworn
paperwork2044323paperwork
pinworks17106353_pinworks
pinworm1467183_pinworm
prework164210913_prework
rework136619793_re_work
spanworm1544203spanworm
tinwork1476993_tinwork
topwork1646343top__work
webwork1944843_webwork

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162287.28320068.9
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.70223200.6
 
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