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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 “washtub” 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.

33 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
washtub154246(None) 
washtubs1641981washtubs
bathtub1442692bathtub
washout13410132washout
washup1435322wash_up
bashful1556553bashful
bathtubs1541883bathtubs
flashtube1751493flashtube
kashrut1444913kashrut
shlub105411743__shlub
shrub104814893__shrub
stub66221843__s_tub
wash106033813wash___
washday1743383washday
washed135521503wash_ed
washer124720393wash_er
washers134517523washers
washes124425493wash_es
washier133611153washier
washing145119283washing
washouts1445903washouts
washrag1444043washrag
washups1534683washups
washy145911843wash__y
wast75655853was_t__
waste86125053was_t_e
wasted104423023was_ted
waster95228943was_ter
wastes96224883was_tes
wastry12388773was_try
wasts87433673was_t_s
wishful1664503wishful
wushu1136993wush_u_

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027337.23318529.9
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691337.63923391.9
 
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