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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 “wildcats” 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
wildcats144417(None) 
wildcat1346291wildcat_
wildcard1543642wildcard
wildcards1643042wildcards
didacts1186063di_dacts
hellcats1346323hellcats
mudcats1236223_mudcats
oilcans936813oil_cans
polecats1248833polecats
silicas9310603silica_s
silicate10312623silicate
silicates11311523silicates
tipcats1137103ti_pcats
wiccans1434603wi_ccans
wiccas1336543wi_cca_s
widgets12318453wi_dgets
wildcatted1751333wildcatted
wildcatter1651463wildcatter
wildcatters1751433wildcatters
wilders113513503wild_ers
wildest113311273wildest_
wildings13287933wildings
wildland1353843wildland
wildlands1443273wildlands
wildness1236203wildness
wilds94818203wild___s
willets104414323wil_lets
wilts85023503wil___ts
windbags1544523windbags
windlass12266083windlass
windways1845043windways
woodchats1842693woodchats
woodcuts1443593woodcuts

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162336.28323263.1
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.71626606.8
 
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