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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 “foldaway” 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.

27 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
foldaway184243(None) 
foldaways1942061foldaways
fallaway1743902fallaway
flyaway1943162f_lyaway
folkway2043352fol_kway
rollaway1443262rollaway
colorway1644493colorway
fadeaway1842653fadeaway
fallaways1843163fallaways
faraway1645413f_araway
flawy145913383f_l_aw_y
floodway1842683floodway
flyaways2042813f_lyaways
flyway18134693f_l_yway
foldable1437133foldable
foldboat1445243foldboat
folkways2143143fol_kways
foodways1844293food_ways
footway1635253fo_otway
roadway1464613road_way
rockaway2042343rockaway
rollaways1542593rollaways
rollway1344653rol_lway
tollway1344793tol_lway
towaway1644153to_waway
walkaway2142643walkaway
wellaway1773723wellaway

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162277.32619951.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.76523012.4
 
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