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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 “leftward” 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.

28 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
leftward156273(None) 
leftwards1652451leftwards
leeward1135782le_eward
leotard846192leot_ard
westward1543822westward
becoward1644763becoward
bedward1497473be_dward
delftware1651483delftware
eastward1244993eastward
giftware1542463giftware
landward1345823landward
leeboard1145433leeboard
leewards1244983le_ewards
lefter93613433left_er_
leftwing1532973leftwing
leopard1045293le_opard
leotards945303leot_ards
outward11811403_outward
petard95013803pe_t_ard
rearward1245783rearward
rereward1246143rereward
retard75018933re_t_ard
reward106017643re__ward
seaward1148183se_award
selfward1543093selfward
software1464253software
westwards1643393westwards
wetware1335803we_tware

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162287.65619091.2
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691288.07822120.7
 
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