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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 “patchwork” 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.

30 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
patchwork234389(None) 
patchworks2443551patchworks
catchword2063932catchword
lathwork1845632lat_hwork
patchworked2651492patchworked
pitchfork2352542pitchfork
watchword2143552watchword
catchwords2143383catchwords
coachwork2343283coachwork
earthwork1943693earthwork
fancywork2451953fancywork
hackwork1945113ha_ckwork
lacework1746853la_cework
lathworks1945193lat_hworks
matchbook2252463matchbook
matchlock2252403matchlock
matchmark2242913matchmark
matchwood2093433matchwood
paintwork1843013paintwork
paperwork2044323paperwork
patchboard2053513patchboard
patcher143515143patch_er_
patchers153413303patch_ers
patchier15319663patchier_
patchworking2751483patchworking
piecework2043203piecework
pitchforks2452373pitchforks
rackwork1645583ra_ckwork
watchwords2253293watchwords
waterwork1946653waterwork

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641307.23620541.9
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.68823242.8
 
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