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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 “swimwear” 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
swimwear164167(None) 
skiwear1442522ski_wear
swimmer14297652swimme_r
knitwear1591463knitwear
rainwear1143093rainwear
schmear1484043schm_ear
scimetar1244043scimetar
scimitar1243593scimitar
shimmer143310873shimme_r
shmear1176933s_hm_ear
simar74920813s_im__ar
similar937853s_imilar
simitar936733s_imitar
simmer104115353s_imme_r
simper103616293s_impe_r
simular938673s_imular
skimmer15327533skimme_r
slimier93212013slimie_r
slimmer114211343slimme_r
smear74416393s__m_ear
swamper14349313swampe_r
swear85316853s___wear
swifter13318053swifte_r
swigger12338453swigge_r
swiller103211663swille_r
swimmers15276693swimmers
swimmier15174313swimmier
swinger113812563swinge_r
swisher13369523swishe_r
swither133710993swithe_r

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162308.20617811.6
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691308.64220677.0
 
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