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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 “brownnosers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
brownnosers165123(None) 
brownnoser1551431brownnoser_
brownnoses1542381brownnose_s
brownnose1442582brownnose__
brownnosed1651382brownnose_d
brownness1444343brownn__ess
brownnesses1664373brownnesses
brownnosing1751053brownnosing
browsers13449203brow___sers
biocenoses1443974biocenose_s
brainpowers1851584brainpowers
branners104010924br_ann__ers
brontosaurs1362034bro_ntosaurs
bronzers19296984bro__n_zers
brooders112610244bro___oders
browner124911644brow_n__er_
brownier13226914brow_n_ier_
brownies13189614brow_n_ie_s
brownouts1443114brow_no_uts
brownstones16142844brownstone_s
browser124911144brow___ser_
browses124712694brow___se_s
crowners133710754crow_n__ers
drowners12428274drow_n__ers
frowners14377934frow_n__ers
prognoses1247534pro_gnose_s
proposers13228524pro__posers
roosers74217884_ro___osers
trowsers11428004trow___sers

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819298.23318075.9
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691298.68920565.2
 
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