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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 “waterloos” 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.

43 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
waterloos124604(None) 
waterlogs1345381waterlogs
waterloo1145721waterloo_
waterdogs1444552waterdogs
waterflood17142892waterflood
waterfloods18152762waterfloods
waterless1238012waterless
waterlog1245042waterl_og
waterzooi2153492waterzooi
waterzoois2253522waterzoois
interloop1145833interloop
interloops1245483interloops
matelots1047533mate_lots
wanderoos1345553wander_oos
wareroom1346513warer_oom
warerooms1445823warerooms
wastelots12104033waste_lots
waterages1349383waterages
waterbeds1544883waterbeds
waterbus1345863water_bus
watercolor1552863watercolor
watercolors1652963watercolors
waterdog1344453water_dog
waterers112312783water_ers
waterfowl1843473waterfowl
waterfowls1953333waterfowls
waterhens1574963waterhens
waterings13229253waterings
waterjets1944463waterjets
waterleaf1543703waterleaf
waterleafs1642703waterleafs
waterlily1544343waterlily
waterline1249653waterline
waterlines1348953waterlines
watermelons1652073watermelons
waterproof1853533waterproof
waterproofs1953013waterproofs
waters95030633water___s
waterskis1643983waterskis
waterways1845093waterways
waterwork1946643waterwork
waterworks2046173waterworks
waterworn1546173waterworn

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641437.23320550.4
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691437.41924085.6
 
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