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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 “featherbedding” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

25 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
featherbedding2511143(None) 
featherbeddings26141251featherbeddings
featheredging2261482feather_edging
featherbedded2471603featherbedd_ed
featherbed19174664featherbe_d___
featherbeds20193574featherbe_d__s
featherbrain20122344featherb_rain_
featherbrains21132244featherb_rains
feathering17108794feather____ing
interbedding1754484_int_erbedding
weatherboarding2571304weatherboarding
fathering161010095f_ather____ing
featherbrained2371555featherb_rained
feathered16188895feather_e_d___
featheredge1972715feather_e_d_ge
featheredged21102055feather_e_dged
featheredges2072605feather_e_dges
featherhead2153075featherhead___
featherheaded2461865featherhead_ed
featherheads2252595featherhead__s
featherings18105375feather____ings
leathering1488685leather____ing
rethreading16154285re_th_r_eading
weathering1798355weather____ing
weatherizing2854355weather__izing

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 Filter178691950240.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit95024256.45314725.6
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691256.84226116.8
 
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