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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 “wheezy” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
wheezy2424452(None) 
wheeze21276821wheeze
breezy20295852breezy
cheeky18448612cheeky
cheery144913152cheery
cheesy14419192cheesy
heeze175313482_heeze
sheeny124912192sheeny
sneezy18345272sneezy
weedy125115002w_eedy
weeny115316162w_eeny
weepy134212592w_eepy
whee105429592whee__
wheel115515342whee_l
wheels123811722wheels
wheen115016052whee_n
wheens124610612wheens
wheep136214352whee_p
wheeps14439952wheeps
wheezed23296462wheezed
wheezer22296682wheezer
wheezes22306812wheezes
wheezily2642302wheezily
whelky19314972whelky
whereby1842912whereby
wherry15477342wherry
whey135018712wh_e_y
wheyey1834322wheyey
whizzy23274072whizzy

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.670266703.0
2DLD Change Limit82551292.95327955.0
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.63949104.4
 
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