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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 “wieldy” 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.

29 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
wieldy1347618(None) 
wield95213911wield_
wields10469621wields
bield84614652bield_
bields94110002bields
field95015322field_
fields104211042fields
unwieldy1542412unwieldy
weedy125115002w_eedy
weirdy13395462weirdy
weld84727732w_eld_
welds94719162w_elds
welly114620012w_elly
whelky19314972whelky
widdy136112182wi_ddy
widely133311032widel_y
wielded12216682wielded
wielder11197672wielder
wifely15429422wifel_y
wild85126512wi_ld_
wildly13328122wi_ldly
wilds94818202wi_lds
wiled95231552wiled_
willy115321912wi_lly
wily106428812wi_l_y
windy126118102wi_ndy
wisely122711712wisel_y
yield9519692yield_
yields10466842yields

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551292.56032246.5
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691292.92061195.5
 
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