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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 “shipworm” 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.

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
shipworm184379(None) 
shipworms1943411shipworms
whipworm2142961whipworm
shopworn1643982shopworn
slipform1543582slipform
whipworms2242732whipworms
hairworm1644543hairworm
pinworm1467183_pinworm
sandworm1446343sandworm
shipboard1754343shipboard
shipborne1652843shipborne
shipload1464343shipload
shipper143514043shipper_
shippers153012313shippers
shippon14285803shippo_n
shippons15255663shippons
shipway1844213shipw_ay
shipways1944073shipways
shipyard1743343shipyard
silkworm1743583silkworm
slipforms1642683slipforms
slipware1344543slipware
slopwork1743723slopwork
slowworm1663503slowworm
soapwort1347553soapwort
spanworm1544203spanworm
stipiform1642363stipiform
stopword1444503stopword
whipcord1942353whipcord

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162296.34623032.1
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.79526297.4
 
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