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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 “patchworks” 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
patchworks244355(None) 
patchwork2343891patchwork_
catchwords2143382catchwords
lathworks1945192lat_hworks
patchworked2651492patchworked
pitchforks2452372pitchforks
watchwords2253292watchwords
catchword2063933catchwor_d
coachworks2443063coachworks
earthworks2043563earthworks
fancyworks2551913fancyworks
hackworks2045203ha_ckworks
laceworks1846583la_ceworks
lathwork1845633lat_hwork_
matchbooks2352323matchbooks
matchlocks2352303matchlocks
matchmarks2352623matchmarks
matchwoods2173233matchwoods
paintworks1942943paintworks
paperworks2144073paperworks
patchboards2153153patchboards
patchers153413303patch_er_s
patchworking2751483patchworking
pieceworks2143073pieceworks
pitchfork2352543pitchfork_
rackworks1745543ra_ckworks
watchword2143553watchwor_d
waterworks2046173waterworks

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603286.68621029.5
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.10825139.4
 
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