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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 “waterside” 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.

37 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
waterside134581(None) 
watersides1445541watersides
waterline1249662waterline
watershed1644652watershed
aversive1447443_aversive
detersive1346343detersive
farside1138603fa__rside
lakeside1344673lake_side
laterite8716353later_ite
laterize17613313later_ize
overside122013933_overside
riverside1344913riverside
stateside1044453state_side
underside11310143underside
wakerife1843673waker_ife
wasterie111211593waster_i_e
waterage1248673water_age
waterbed1436453waterbed_
waterbeds1544883waterbeds
waterbird1554523waterbird
waterbirds1644063waterbirds
watered113014963water_ed_
waterier11312103water_ier
waterily1438793water_ily
watering122316323water_ing
waterish14310543water_ish
waterlily1544353waterlily
waterlines1348963waterlines
waters95030643waters___
waterscape1753013waterscape
watersheds1743543watersheds
waterski1543233waters_ki
waterskis1643993waterskis
waterweed1644643waterweed
waveguide1751073waveguide
wayside1435183wa__yside
wintertide1444463wintertide

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641376.42023152.8
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691376.85926052.0
 
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