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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 “leatherback” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

29 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
leatherback225215(None) 
leatherbacks2362091leatherbacks
leatherneck2051782leatherneck
leaseback1752573lea_se_back
leathernecks2161543leathernecks
weathercock2561823weathercock
featherbed19174664featherb_ed
featherbeds20193574featherbeds
featherbrain20122344featherbrain
leasebacks1852474lea_se_backs
leather103815784leather____
leathered13148714leather__ed
leatherette1452994leatherette
leathering1488684leather_ing
leatherleaf17262264leatherleaf
leatherlike1852844leatherlike
leathern11398914leather___n
leathers114215084leather___s
leatherwood1852724leatherwood
leathery14438974leather___y
paperback2143894_pa_perback
quarterback2852014quarterback
seatback1675824seat___back
tetherball1552324te_therball
waterbuck2053144_wat_erbuck
weatherboard2152964weatherboard
weathercast19273664weathercast
weathercocks2661804weathercocks
weatherman1854244weatherma_n

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819298.78016949.8
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691299.21919382.9
 
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