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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 “rosewater” 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
rosewater124502(None) 
roseate7613452rose_ate_
dewater112912423__dewater
dishwater1644903dishwater
eyewater1444243_eyewater
firewater1545213firewater
freshwater1942533freshwater
limewater1444073limewater
overwater1538073_overwater
polywater1774783polywater
rainwater1244573rainwater
rebater93517913r__ebater
reheater113413033rehe_ater
relater73723143r__elater
repeater102615443repe_ater
reseated93220263rese_ated
resetter81511833rese_tter
ropewalker1952023ropewalker
roseately1244313rose_ately
rosette7310373rose_tte_
rosettes8310343rose_ttes
roster64329083ros___ter
rostrate8313843rostrate_
rosulate8310903rosulate_
seater64534163__se_ater
seawater1136603__seawater
sedater83713633__sedater
sweater103712723__sweater
tidewater1344123tidewater
wastewater16143003wastewater

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 Limit148641307.26620457.1
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.71823152.5
 
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