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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 “outlain” 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.

29 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
outlain7121261(None) 
outgain81010741outgain
outlaid81110651outlaid
obtain839182obt_ain
ouabain944942ouabain
outearn7310682outearn
outfawn1335982outfawn
outgains9810162outgains
outgrin8810552outgrin
outland81212342outland
outlast71015442outlast
outlaw9279642outla_w
outlawing1337932outlawing
outlaws10249602outlaws
outlay92711792outla_y
outlaying1338542outlaying
outlays102610902outlays
outlearn836432outlearn
outlie62419532outl_ie
outline72321332outl_ine
outlying1248812outlying
outman83115032outma_n
outpaint10311772outpaint
outplan9249442outpla_n
outran63218892outra_n
outsaid81210922outsaid
outsail71411412outsail
outsin63617562out_sin
outwait10411762outwait

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911076710.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit107671296.43616729.5
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.90225889.7
 
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