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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 “freeways” 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.

75 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
freeways174472(None) 
freeway1635601freeway_
areaways1444482areaways
freeware1446172freeware
freewares1545942freewares
greenways1643432greenways
leeways1354452_leeways
archways1944063archways
areaway1335913areaway_
bikeways2043653bikeways
breezeways278993breezeways
deejays1843433_deejays
deewans11306903_deewans
driveways1941813driveways
edgeways1642583edgeways
fadeaways1942233fadeaways
fairways1743873fairways
fireclays1743353fireclays
fishways2043643fishways
flatways1744323flatways
flyaways2042813flyaways
flyways19133853f_lyways
folkways2143143folkways
foodways1844293foodways
footways1744873footways
forebays1637263forebays
foreplays1745043foreplays
forestays1546623forestays
frays116920103fr___ays
freaks134713063fr_e_aks
freebase1344853freebase
freebases1444933freebases
freebees1345353freebees
freebies1337873freebies
freedoms1445433freedoms
freehand1574993freehand
freeloads1343903freeloads
freely12310963free_ly_
freeman1237343freema_n
freeness11710443freeness
freers94717303free__rs
frees86131393free___s
freesias1146333freesias
freewill1443413freewill
freezers20307173freezers
freezes193310353free_zes
fretsaws1442763fretsaws
gateways1544613gateways
greenway1543853greenway_
hereaways1842763hereaways
jetways2094053_jetways
keyways2043373_keyways
laneways1444573laneways
leeway1255883_leeway_
lifeways1743893lifeways
paleways1645833paleways
prepays1437483pr_epays
raceways1645233raceways
redbays1336013_redbays
relays94316753_r_elays
renewals1137273_renewals
repays113813973_r_epays
replays12399763_replays
resays93714153_r_esays
rewears102911043_rewears
ropeways1644053ropeways
runways13134443_runways
seaways13307513_seaways
sideways1545233sideways
someways1644833someways
speedways1842553speedways
tideways1544563tideways
tramways1643723tramways
veejays2042313_veejays
wireways1745833wireways

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162757.89018525.0
3Display Results75750.0302500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691758.36021374.5
 
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