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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 “sportswoman” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

25 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
sportswoman1812209(None) 
sportswomen18122201sportswomen
spokeswoman2261402spokeswoman
sportsman1343872sports__man
spokeswomen2261473spokeswomen
sportsmen1343543sports__men
sportswear1551343sportsw_ear
craftswoman2161494craftswoman
doorwoman1552714door__woman
forewoman1744934_for_ewoman
horsewoman1853484_horsewoman
markswoman2151754_markswoman
oarswoman1452744__oarswoman
saleswoman1552884s_aleswoman
scrubwoman1951484s_crubwoman
spoilsman1342504spoils__man
spokesman1742844spokes__man
sporozoan20143364spor_ozo_an
sportsmanly1851644sports__manly
sportswears1651334sportswears
stuntwoman15101694stunt_woman
superwoman1745284super__woman
swordsman1542774swords__man
townswoman1852224_townswoman
workwoman2143104_wor_kwoman

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819259.33015950.6
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691259.76618297.3
 
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