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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 “waxable” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
waxable193767(None) 
taxable1639071taxable
wadable13310231wadable
arable81821002_arable
capable13313362capable
datable101714232datable
eatable91717602eatable
fadable13310462fadable
fixable19218192fixable
hatable121713962hatable
makable15510202makable
mixable18259172mixable
namable11312342namable
parable111819772parable
payable141711322payable
ratable91717552ratable
salable91415462salable
savable121711862savable
sayable121411612sayable
swayable16135532swayable
takable13310192takable
tamable11312852tamable
taxables1734382taxables
taxably1936042taxably
wabble133714842wa_bble
wadeable1437442wadeable
walkable1736062walkable
wamble134415752wa_mble
warble113516602wa_rble
washable16138042washable
wastable131410452wastable
wearable131510552wearable
wirable121610962wirable

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671332.82638100.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.21855528.6
 
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