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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 “braincase” 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.

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
braincase134368(None) 
braincases1444011braincases
brainwash1742662brainwash
arginase946443argin_ase
brainiac1245633brainia_c
brainiacs1343773brainiacs
brainiest11209723brainiest
brainish1338813brain_ish
brainless1136413brainless
brainpan1243673brainpa_n
brainpans1343313brainpans
brains85125473brain__s_
brainteaser1351703brainteaser
brainwashed2051353brainwashed
brainwasher1951673brainwasher
brainwashes1951953brainwashes
braise84318753brai___se
branches153613803bra_nches
briefcase1651773briefcase
crankcase1742343crankcase
drainage1045783drain_age
incase83615283___incase
rainwash1443063_rainwash
staircase1143213staircase

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641246.73322076.5
3Display Results24240.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691247.17324911.6
 
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