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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 “slideways” 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.

38 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
slideways164285(None) 
sideways1545231s_ideways
slideway1543161slideway_
guideways1742302guideways
lifeways1743892_lifeways
sideway1445672s_ideway_
skidways1942822skid_ways
slipways1643462sli_pways
sluiceways185912sluiceways
tideways1544562_tideways
bikeways2043653_bikeways
driveways1941813driveways
guideway1642433guideway_
hideaways1942463_hideaways
laneways1444573_laneways
leeways1354453_l_eeways
lifeway1644273_lifeway_
midways16386183_mid_ways
shipways1944073shi_pways
sidebars1146643s_idebars
sidecars1145903s_idecars
sidewalk1644093s_idewalk
sidewalks1743533s_idewalks
sidewall1244803s_idewall
sidewalls1344283s_idewalls
sideward1345953s_ideward
sidewards1445053s_idewards
skidway1843083skid_way_
slantways1542113slantways
sliders83515223slide__rs
slides73922183slide___s
slipway1543873sli_pway_
sluiceway1751153sluiceway_
someways1644823s_omeways
speedways1842553speedways
spillways1742253spillways
tideway1445153_tideway_
wireways1745833_wireways

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.706253103.4
2DLD Change Limit148641387.37320160.2
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691388.09522074.2
 
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