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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 “windpipe” 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.

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
windpipe164318(None) 
windpipes1743101windpipes
indie63721473_ind_i_e
indite73520323_ind_ite
inspire938253_inspire
liripipe1242823liripipe
panpipe1034833pan_pipe
sandpile1146773sandpile
sandpiper14103523sandpiper
sinopie948783sinopi_e
standpipe1443343standpipe
widdie113410733wi_ddi_e
wildfire1542803wildfire
wildlife1543253wildlife
windable14159153windable
windage1237933wind_age
windier113412163wind_ier
windigo12415953wind_igo
windily1437943wind_ily
winding123517913wind_ing
windle104617953wind__le
windling132212263windling
windmill14133513windmill
windup1235383wind_up_
windups1334783wind_ups
winglike1635593winglike
wingtip1343613wingtip_
wingtips1443253wingtips
woodpile1444093woodpile

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 Limit146162297.10620568.8
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.52923733.7
 
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