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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 “waterlog” 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.

49 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
waterlog124504(None) 
waterdog1344451waterdog
waterlogs1345381waterlogs
waterloo1145721waterloo
waterdogs1444552waterdogs
watering122316312watering
waterloos1246042waterloos
catalog1038003cat_alog
catering112019903catering
matelot9411573mate_lot
wafering15208893wafering
wagering13219523wagering
waitering13310713waitering
wareroom1346523wareroom
wastelot11105733waste_lot
watchdog1842243watchdog
water84733313water___
waterage1248663waterage
waterbed1436443waterbed
waterbus1345863waterbus
watercolor1552863watercolor
watered113014953water_ed
waterer103314073water_er
waterers112312783waterers
waterflood17142893waterflood
waterfowl1843473waterfowl
waterhen1485313waterhen
waterier11312083waterier
waterily1438783waterily
waterings13229253waterings
waterish14310533waterish
waterjet1848293waterjet
waterleaf1543703waterleaf
waterless1238013waterless
waterlily1544343waterlily
waterline1249653waterline
waterlogged1751783waterlogged
waterman1397283waterman
watermelon1552223watermelon
watermen1377613watermen
waters95030633water__s
waterski1543223waterski
waterway1745563waterway
waterwork1946653waterwork
waterworn1546183waterworn
watery123914493water__y
waterzooi2153493waterzooi
wavering152410543wavering
weblog1234223w__eblog

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162497.40619735.6
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691497.84522777.7
 
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