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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 “paperworks” 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.

30 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
paperworks214407(None) 
paperwork2044311paperwork_
capeworks2045632cape_works
paperbarks2052902paperbarks
waterworks2046172waterworks
capework1945793cape_work_
caseworks1846413case_works
gapeworms1743373gape_worms
hairworks1944843ha_irworks
interworks1746703interworks
laceworks1846583lace_works
masterworks2053263masterworks
openworks1843363_openworks
overworks19127393_overworks
paintworks1942943paintworks
palmerworms2051373palmerworms
paperbacks2243713paperbacks
paperbark1963133paperbark_
paperboards1863653paperboards
paperboys1843073paperbo_ys
paperers122410453paper_er_s
papergirls1552153papergirls
patchworks2443553patchworks
plasterworks2151733plasterworks
preworks17599003p_re_works
spadeworks20133523spade_works
tapeworms1644233tape_worms
underworks1845713underworks
warworks1877063wa__rworks
waterwork1946643waterwork_

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603306.81320637.5
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.98525582.1
 
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