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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 “shipyard” 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.

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
shipyard174334(None) 
shipyards1842981shipyards
shipboard1754342shipboard
chipboard1973993chipboard
halyard1476973_halyard
kailyard1643503kailyard
shard96125963sh___ard
shepherd1744373shepherd
shikar1336803shi_kar_
shikari1444513shi_kari
shikars1436183shi_kars
shinguard1442583shinguard
shipboards1894103shipboards
shiplap1444513shipla_p
shiplaps1544363shiplaps
shipload1464343shipload
shipman14247133shipma_n
shipmate1546153shipmate
shipped153312103ship_ped
shipper143514043shipper_
shippers153012313shippers
shipway1844213shipwa_y
shipways1944073shipways
shipworm1843793shipworm
shophar1555463shophar_
shophars1646353shophars
slipware1344543slipware
stinkard1344323stinkard
whipcord1942353whipcord

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162296.54622328.4
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.96825644.5
 
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