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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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62 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
clownish164380(None) 
blowfish1944702blowfish
brownish1645642brownish
clannish1345262clannish
cloddish1544232cloddish
clonism1138982clo_nism
clowning14307252clowning
clownishly2181832clownishly
clowns114810112clown_s_
cowfish1836432c_owfish
cronish12310862cro_nish
lowish12310532_low_ish
slowish1337632slow_ish
townish13167932_townish
blockish19115793blockish
blondish1476173blondish
ceorlish1345383ceorlish
clayish1547943cl_ayish
clerkish1744263clerkish
cliquish2244023cliquish
clones84526563clo_nes_
clonic104914673clo_ni_c
cloning103215473clo_ning
clonisms1237793clo_nisms
clonks125013473clo_nks_
clons75228133clo_n_s_
clonus85212413clo_nus_
clown105214733clown___
clowned13447733clown_ed
clownery1633313clownery
clubbish1743813clubbish
clumpish17164893clumpish
cockish1838503c_ockish
codfish1637163c_odfish
cognise1059683c_ognise
coldish1399303c_oldish
colonise102514283colonise
colonist102617933colonist
coltish121310933c_oltish
coolish12312523c_oolish
coyish143710393c_o_yish
crawfish1944233crawfish
crowning143510033crowning
crowns115615113crown_s_
donnish11187633_donnish
dronish1138913dro_nish
flourish1446753flourish
loggish12258733_loggish
longish11229093_longish
loudish1137983_loudish
loutish1039963_loutish
lowness1037813_lowness
monish114217593_mo_nish
moonish123311043_moonish
owlish1238703__owlish
planish12412053pl_anish
plenish1239943pl_enish
slobbish1544263slobbish
slowness1135013slowness
stonish10410653sto_nish
tonish93415903_to_nish
tonnish10149093_tonnish

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162626.42322756.0
3Display Results62620.0163875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691626.85926052.0
 
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