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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 “outwaste” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

24 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
outwaste1114794(None) 
outcaste10119611outcaste
outwasted13137681outwasted
outwastes12127691outwastes
outate62923402out_a_te
outcast91013742outcast_
outcastes11118912outcastes
outcasts10108682outcasts
outdate83016422outda_te
outfast101412122outfast_
outfasted13147172outfasted
outfasts11117232outfasts
outlast71015442outlast_
outlasted10128352outlasted
outlasts8108712outlasts
outmaster1147302outmaster
outrate72323182outra_te
outwait10411762outwait_
outwaited13137292outwaited
outwaits1137492outwaits
outwash13187612outwas_h
outwashes15116182outwashes
outwrite1139452outwrite
outwrote1137722outwrote

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit121059244.00030264.8
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691244.53239428.7
 
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