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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 “towpaths” 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.

34 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
towpaths164311(None) 
towpath1544041towpath_
cowpats1437712cowpat_s
bowpots1446023bowpot_s
bypaths1743193_bypaths
cowpat13312033cowpat__
footpaths1762993footpaths
goliaths1244223goliaths
howdahs1733613howda_hs
oaths86117313_o__aths
oompahs1434263oompa_hs
opahs105411983_o_pa_hs
paths105521383___paths
rowths12458173row__ths
swaths125312643_sw_aths
telepaths1444413telepaths
toccatas1243743toccatas
toeplates1147183toeplates
toluates8138903toluates
tomcats11127773tomcat_s
tooths96013803to__oths
topazes1857313to_pazes
tophs105220053to_p__hs
torahs95115643to_ra_hs
towages1139233tow_ages
towards1138783tow_ards
towboats1395333towboat_s
towplanes1444683towplanes
towsacks1744173towsacks
trowths1365023trow__ths
turpeths1373153turpeths
twats86616603t_w_at_s
warpaths1643973warpaths
wraths123810083__wraths

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 Filter1786911461620.856208751.2
2DLD Change Limit146162347.97018339.0
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691348.84220209.3
 
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