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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 “folkways” 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.

58 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
folkways214314(None) 
folkway2043351folkway_
flyways19133852f_lyways
foldaways1942062foldaways
foodways1844292foodways
footways1744872footways
rollways1444232rollways
tollways1444132tollways
walkways2143212walkways
always12409133_al_ways
beltways1683903beltways
cogways1634633co_gways
colorways1743723colorways
doorways1544043doorways
fairways1743873fairways
fallaways1843163fallaways
fishways2043643fishways
flatways1744323flatways
flays116321053f_l__ays
floodways1942283floodways
flyaways2042813flyaways
flyway18134693f_lyway_
foldaway1842433foldaway_
foleys123810463fol__eys
folkies143612253folk_ies
folkmots1783603folkmots
folks126017123folk___s
folksy16484983folk_sy_
folktale1542873folktale
folktales1653123folktales
folky159214713folk__y_
footway1635253footway_
forays124813003fo__rays
forebays1637263forebays
freeways1744723freeways
hallways1745423hallways
holidays1544103holidays
holydays1843473holydays
logways1434513lo_gways
longways1543873longways
noways12127733no__ways
oilways1334873_oilways
okays12609443_o_k_ays
paleways1645833paleways
parkways2043973parkways
polkas1239103polk_a_s
roadways1564613roadways
rockaways2142153rockaways
rollaways1542593rollaways
rollway1344653rollway_
ropeways1644053ropeways
someways1644833someways
tokays13397773to_k_ays
tollway1344793tollway_
towaways1743633towaways
walkaways2242313walkaways
walkway2043373walkway_
workdays1942903workdays

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162587.78318779.6
3Display Results58580.0134461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691588.21621749.1
 
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