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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 “windmill” 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
windmill1413351(None) 
windmills15133111windmills
minimill1244482minimill
windbell1443082windbell
windchill1852112windchill
windfall1544202windfall
windgall1343852windgall
windily1437942wind_ily
windmilled1751612windmilled
binomial1246223binomial
handbill14115163handbill
indwell1143903_indwell
infill938413_in_fill
instill789063_instill
landfill1253883landfill
mandrill1146613mandrill
minimills1343843minimills
minipill1244353minipill
wadmoll1352903w_admoll
windable14159153windable
windbells1542873windbells
windchills1951773windchills
windfalls1643723windfalls
windgalls1443133windgalls
windier113412163wind_ier
windigo12415953wind_igo
winding123517913wind_ing
windle104617953wind__le
windling132212263windling
windmilling1851773windmilling
windowsill175993windowsill
windpipe1643183windpipe
wintrily1445373wintrily

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162337.48319532.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.93522519.3
 
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