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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 “prawn” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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83 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
prawn10531243(None) 
brawn106018561brawn
drawn95614241drawn
pawn94625301p_awn
prawns11509021prawns
awn68035912__awn
blawn106813702blawn
brain76229382brain
bran65740382bra_n
braw94829562braw_
brawl106217962brawl
brawns115614082brawns
brawny144710602brawny
braws106425192braws
brown105619532brown
craw97725262craw_
crawl104916712crawl
craws105723122craws
crown105620082crown
dawn85624202_dawn
drain65222892drain
draw85623012draw_
drawl95516012drawl
draws95119372draws
drown95515822drown
fawn105321952_fawn
frown115415972frown
gnawn9517782gnawn
grain65126252grain
gran56335012gra_n
grown95317352grown
lawn75925632_lawn
mawn94424142_mawn
pain65647242p_ain
pan58466452p_a_n
paw87651172p_aw_
pawl95123262p_awl
pawns108818132p_awns
paws96038182p_aws
pean66147172pea_n
pian66136092pia_n
plain74823302plain
plan65833942pla_n
praam94815612praam
prahu105013972prahu
prajna1535072prajna
pram85733492pra_m
prams96125512prams
prang84820322prang
prank115019452prank
prao66229022pra_o
praos74923562praos
prase76128752prase
prat65952042pra_t
prate75135982prate
prats76333392prats
prau66529472pra_u
praus74621752praus
prawned1346742prawned
prawner1246802prawner
pray96331532pra_y
prays105022432prays
predawn1335352predawn
preen75925052preen
prion75119992prion
prow97030382prow_
prowl105615122prowl
prows106327012prows
pyran10514472pyra_n
rain46251732_rain
ran38266622_ra_n
raw67252252_raw_
rawin85521472_rawin
raws75238212_raws
sawn75428162_sawn
shawn116417612shawn
spawn107811712spawn
sprain83614862sprain
sprawl11188062sprawl
thrawn12769422thrawn
train56529112train
trawl84915872trawl
yawn106219092_yawn

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit53800831.73331044.4
3Display Results83830.0332515.2
 (SQL Overall)178691832.10984727.8
 
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