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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 “bowline” 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.

33 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
bowline12361311(None) 
bowlike16349471bowlike
bowlines133211621bowlines
bowling133916491bowling
towline102911541towline
bawling133813862bawling
beeline93314722beeline
berline93716852berline
boiling103819672boiling
bolide9515562bo_lide
bolling103820882bolling
bovine11712432bo_vine
boweling143410682boweling
bowfin14338352bowfin_
bowfins15267702bowfins
bowing124723062bow_ing
bowlings14408752bowlings
bowllike1734862bowllike
bowsing134012502bowsing
boxlike20267072boxlike
byline11311642b_yline
cowling134017422cowling
fowling143713112fowling
hotline10712352hotline
howling143413162howling
jawline17137062jawline
lowlife1335142lowlife
moline84422032mo_line
online6315842_online
potline91015232potline
topline92313182topline
towlines112610342towlines
yowling143610222yowling

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671333.09334811.2
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.48551274.3
 
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