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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 “colorful” 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.

43 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
colorful134441(None) 
colorfully1852992colorfully
odorful1143482_odorful
bookful1644773bo_okful
carful11610973c__arful
cheerful1643983cheerful
chloral12169983chlor_al
chlorous1339223chlorous
colobus11389373colo_bus
colonel94213283colo_nel
colonial10411343colonial
colonus94413443colo_nus
color76123743color___
colorable1348243colorable
colorably1646153colorably
colorado1145933colorado
colorant10414723colorant
colored10313473color_ed
coloreds1138093coloreds
colorer9312523color_er
colorers10312183colorers
colorfast1445033colorfast
colorific1644863colorific
coloring11414843coloring
colorism122112433colorism
colorist102818993colorist
colorize192314203colorize
colorman1247893colorman
colormen1247243colormen
colors86622373color__s
colorway1644493colorway
colossal1045563colossal
colossus1045193colossus
colour85915093colo__ur
doleful1146333dol_eful
dolorous947843dolorous
doomful1343663do_omful
gloomful1441793gloomful
humorful1642273humorful
odourful1251713_odourful
powerful1653243powerful
roomful1244183ro_omful
scoopful1542963sco_opful

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162438.04618165.8
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691438.48521059.6
 
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