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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 “steeplechasingsa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

19 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
steeplechasings2371031steeplechasings_
steeplechasing2271162steeplechasing__
steeplechasers2181024steeplechas_ers_
steeplechases2091414steeplechas__es_
steeplechase1971355steeplecha____se
steeplechaser20101185steeplechas___er
steelmakings19122006stee_l__makings_
atelectasis1352617at_e_lectasi__s_
prepurchasing2361477_prepurchasing__
repurchasing2051967__repurchasing__
sheepherdings2361257sheephe__rdings_
sheepshearings239997sheep_shearings_
sleeplessness1453557sleeple___ssness
steelmaking18142497stee_l__making__
steepening1344047steep_e___ning__
steeplebushes206797steeple_bus_hes_
steeplejacks2771267steeple_ja__cks_
telecasting1443797_t_e_lec_asting__
teleprocessings20101087_teleprocessings_

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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024198.06311785.2
3Display Results19190.0161187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691198.43521184.5
 
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