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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 “laundresses” 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.

26 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
laundresses124311(None) 
laundress1042812laundre_s_s
laundrettes1251942laundrettes
sundresses1146542_sundresses
undresses1039312__undresses
addresses1165633_a_ddresses
ancresses1138413_a_ncresses
blandnesses1446623bla_ndnesses
boundnesses1446623boundnesses
gauntnesses1245173gauntnesses
handpresses1753653ha_ndpresses
huntresses1345283_huntresses
landmasses1343213la_ndmasses
lanknesses1437503la_nknesses
launderettes1351623launderettes
laundrette1152073laundrette_
laundries1045563laundr__ies
laxnesses1646633laxn__esses
loudnesses1138433lou_dnesses
outdresses11236823_outdresses
pantdresses1443753pantdresses
roundnesses1247043roundnesses
soundnesses1247523soundnesses
tendresses1145923_tendresses
undressed1138343__undressed
wardresses1445413wa_rdresses

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 Filter1786911216330.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121633266.40618987.4
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.56227231.2
 
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