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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 “woodpeckers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
woodpeckers235146(None) 
woodpecker2251681woodpecker_
oxpeckers2441763__oxpeckers
woodworkers22152723woodworkers
bloodsuckers2161014bloodsuckers
bootlickers1951914bootlickers
deckers144413834___d_eckers
footlockers2051724footlockers
hoodwinkers2251734hoodwinkers
loudspeakers1961044loudspeakers
nonspeakers17113114nonspeakers
oxpecker2341804__oxpecker_
peckers153312674____peckers
wonderers13217934wond_e_rers
woodborers1652494wood_borers
woodcocks2143274woodcock__s
woodcutters1751314woodcutters
woodener1245764wood_e_ner_
woodenness1443724wood_enness
woodlanders1652164woodlanders
woodpiles1543984woodp_ile_s
woodworker21153224woodworker_
woolpacks2042594woolpack__s
wreckers17315974w___reckers

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819248.73617035.1
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691249.16919488.6
 
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