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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 “sideway” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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94 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
sideway144567(None) 
sideways1545231sideways
slideway1543161slideway
tideway1445151tideway
bikeway1944312bikeway
guideway1642432guideway
hideaway1842712hideaway
lifeway1644272lifeway
midway15327152mid_way
sidebar1045562sidebar
sidecar1045232sidecar
sideman1037972sideman
sidewalk1644092sidewalk
sidewall1244802sidewall
sideward1345942sideward
sinewy12667512sinew_y
skidway1843082skid_way
slideways1642852slideways
someway1545612someway
tideways1544562tideways
wireway1646042wireway
airway1237693ai_rway
aisleway1442523aisleway
bikeways2043653bikeways
decay114718483__decay
delay94820633__delay
deray95024183__deray
dewan95718043__dewan
dewar95817733__dewar
dewax165510853__dewax
dewy115419023__dew_y
driveway1841993driveway
fadeaway1842653fadeaway
fishway1943813fishway
freeway1635603freeway
gateway1434933gateway
giveaway1841903giveaway
guideways1742303guideways
hideaways1942463hideaways
highway2044263highway
idea59122773_ide_a_
ideal65716393_ide_al
ideas65919013_ide_as
laneway1345273laneway
leeway1255883_leeway
lifeways1743893lifeways
midday13327503mid_day
midways16386183mid_ways
mildewy16353533mildew_y
oilway1235743oi_lway
raceway1546133raceway
ropeway1544773ropeway
screwy14659453screw_y
seaway12309993s_eaway
sewan85921293s__ewan
sewar85421093s__ewar
shipway1844213shipway
sickbay1843723sickbay
side55444483side___
sidearm1035963sidearm
sideband1245023sideband
sidebars1146643sidebars
sidecars1145903sidecars
sided74825953side__d
sidemen1037943sidemen
sidereal946053sidereal
sides65838363side__s
sidewalks1743533sidewalks
sidewalls1344283sidewalls
sidewards1445053sidewards
sidewise1245353sidewise
sinew84718923sinew__
sinewed1137053sinewed
sinews94210623sinew_s
skidways1942823skid_ways
skyway1933343s_kyway
slipway1543873slipway
sluiceway1751153sluiceway
snidely1136813snide_ly
someday1345883someday
someways1644823someways
speedway1743313speedway
spidery13308203spide_ry
spillway1642763spillway
stewy116112063s_tew_y
subway1447073s_ubway
sway107128233s___way
underway15136343underway
viewy14518103vi_ew_y
virelay1335943virelay
widely133311033wide_ly
widthway2141943widthway
windway1745153windway
wireways1745833wireways

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 Filter1786911340270.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit134027946.84319586.0
3Display Results94940.0303133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691947.26624592.8
 
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