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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 “wildcat” 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.

41 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
wildcat134629(None) 
wildcats1444171wildcats
wildcard1543642wildcard
wildest113311272wildest
didact10711203di_dact
hellcat12410173hellcat
midcap1336473mi_dcap
mildest102812063mildest
mudcat11311203_mudcat
oilcan837793oil_can
polecat11313143polecat
silica8311243silica_
silicas9310603silicas
silicate10312623silicate
tipcat10312653ti_pcat
wicca1247253wi_cca_
wiccan1335033wi_ccan
wiccas1336543wi_ccas
widest104517003wi_dest
widget113815263wi_dget
wilco1039443wil_c_o
wild85126513wild___
wildcards1643043wildcards
wildcatted1751333wildcatted
wildcatter1651463wildcatter
wilded113714503wild_ed
wilder103616473wild_er
wilders113513503wilders
wilding123814293wilding
wildish1446853wildish
wildland1353843wildland
wildly13328123wild_ly
wilds94818203wild__s
wiliest103416593wiliest
willet95124833wil_let
willyart1445403willyart
wilt76246293wil___t
windbag1444123windbag
windway1745153windway
woodchat1743563woodchat
woodcut1344693woodcut

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 Limit134027417.22018563.3
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691417.64223382.8
 
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