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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 “allowable” 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.

38 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
allowable144495(None) 
allocable1345631allocable
allowables1552801allowables
allowably1743771allowably
alliable1038432all_iable
allowance1444362allowance
avowable1635452a_vowable
plowable1535912_plowable
swallowable1951262swallowable
abrogable1444573abrogable
adorable1138773a_dorable
alarmable1345013alarmable
alienable1146933alienable
allocatable1551963allocatable
allocate10411023alloca_te
allowanced1652303allowanced
allowances1543823allowances
allowedly1642323allowedly
alterable1149163alterable
apposable1545603apposable
atonable1038793a_tonable
avowably1944003a_vowably
callable12310753call__able
closable12168003_closable
colorable1348243colorable
dowable13189453__dowable
floodable1544013floodable
growable1435623_growable
knowable1745043_knowable
losable91910953__losable
lovable12179553__lovable
malleable1376073mall_eable
rowable121510303__rowable
showable1636583_showable
sowable121610753__sowable
stowable1337613_stowable
towable121910113__towable
unlovable1446363unlovable

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 Limit148641386.45323034.4
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691386.88925938.6
 
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