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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 “blowdown” 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.

31 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
blowdown174324(None) 
blowdowns1842921blowdowns
lowdown1454481_lowdown
slowdown1542861slowdown
lowdowns1543462_lowdowns
showdown1843572showdown
slowdowns1642462slowdowns
bloodfin1443393bloodfin
blouson974893blouso_n
blowgun1342653blow_gun
blowhole1644593blowhole
blowjob2141753blowjo_b
blowjobs2241573blowjobs
blown105716673bl___own
blowoff1843913blow_off
blowout1248403blow_out
boomtown1542123boomtown
bowwow1334463b_owwow_
bowwows1454123b_owwows
closedown1552393closedown
cooldown1443403cooldown
drawdown1642183drawdown
godown1136033_go_down
hoedown14125753_hoedown
holddown1642903holddown
letdown1144263_letdown
lockdown1843063_lockdown
lookdown1643083lookdown
lowborn1245143_lowborn
playdown1743593playdown
showdowns1942833showdowns

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162317.21620255.3
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.38824186.7
 
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