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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 “ductworks” 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.

29 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
ductworks194335(None) 
ductwork1843551ductwork_
cutworks17166002cu_tworks
outworks15148972ou_tworks
scutworks1843392scutworks
artworks1546523_artworks
buhlworks2163183buhlworks
busyworks2143373busyworks
cutwork16176823cu_twork_
cutworms15184983cu_tworms
dayworks1945563d_ayworks
doctors1039993doct_or_s
duckwalks18102283duckwalks
eductors1135983educt_or_s
flatworks1944703flatworks
footworks1945453footworks
fretworks1945113fretworks
futhorks1844603fu_thorks
hackworks2045203hackworks
laceworks1846583laceworks
muckworms2242943muckworms
networks1546143_networks
outwork141710353ou_twork_
rackworks1745543rackworks
rockworks1744873rockworks
saltworks1645173saltworks
scutwork1743413scutwork_
seatworks1646303seatworks
tubeworks1844233tubeworks

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641297.47019898.4
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.90322610.5
 
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