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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 “waterwheels” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

35 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
waterwheels205165(None) 
waterwheel1952071waterwheel_
waterweeds1743662waterw_eeds
waterheads1744243water_heads
waterhens1574963water_h_ens
watersheds1743533watersh_eds
waterweed1644623waterw_ee_d
cartwheels18121854ca_rtwheels
caterwauls1552594caterw_auls
enwheels1442854___enwheels
freewheels1951874_freewheels
gearwheels1751254_gearwheels
handwheels20122084ha_ndwheels
materiels1147834mater__iels
nosewheels1651434nose_wheels
waterages1349384water_age_s
waterbeds1544884water__beds
waterbuses1544944waterbuse_s
watercress1543384water_cress
waterers112312784water___ers
waterfalls1644764water_falls
waterfowls1953334water_fowls
waterhead1644404water_h_ead
waterhen1485314water_h_e_n
wateriness1348074water_iness
waterishness1853264waterishness
waterjets1944464water__jets
waterleafs1642704water_leafs
waterless1238014water__less
waterlines1348954waterline_s
waterpowers1953514waterpowers
watershed1644644watersh_e_d
watersides1445534waterside_s
waterways1845094waterw__ays
waterworks2046174waterw_orks

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819358.98616561.2
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691359.41918971.3
 
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