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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 “courier” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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86 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
courier9361789(None) 
couriers103213171couriers
courser94114801courser
courter94516481courter
courtier1059331courtier
bouvier1277432bouvier
burier84324652_burier
carrier93619582carrier
charier124317902charier
churner12298342churner
cloudier1135052cloudier
coalier93416182coalier
coarser93211202coarser
cobbier133410162cobbier
cockier154013622cockier
codriver1435912codriver
coercer1138382coercer
collier93618152collier
comfier1439162comfier
copier103722892co_pier
corder94322882co_rder
corer75538872co_r_er
corker124720852co_rker
corkier133114302corkier
corner84625622co_rner
cornier93017092cornier
corrie83621232corrie_
corries94026802corries
coruler9311712coruler
cosier84423752co_sier
cottier93814172cottier
coucher144515852coucher
cougher133711732cougher
coulter94115602coulter
counter94220152counter
coupler114713012coupler
course85117782course_
coursed104113602coursed
coursers104412302coursers
courses94218892courses
courted103514922courted
courters103015372courters
courtiers1146692courtiers
courtlier1154462courtlier
couter84930222cou_ter
couther123914632couther
couthier13218912couthier
couturier1145422couturier
cowier113616162co_wier
cowrie113814282cowrie_
cowries124218012cowries
cowriter13238882cowriter
cozier173315142co_zier
crier74724462c__rier
croupier1246882croupier
curber104517052c_urber
curdier103312622c_urdier
curer75030752c_ur_er
curie74533042c_urie_
curies84934022c_uries
curler85221322c_urler
curlier93314182c_urlier
currier93316702currier
curser84721472c_urser
curter85320082c_urter
curvier123110662c_urvier
dourer74215272dour_er
gorier73719372go_rier
goutier82612352goutier
hoarier104211742hoarier
lousier72411622lousier
moorier93113072moorier
mourner938092mourner
mousier93712462mousier
ourie54027302_ourie_
pourer84516042pour_er
poutier93215322poutier
roturier836032roturier
roupier9319492roupier
scourer93910432scour_er
scourger1134722scourger
sorrier72313732sorrier
soupier93111752soupier
sourer63620212sour_er
tourer64115072tour_er
worrier102311682worrier

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 Limit107671863.26332997.5
3Display Results86860.0332606.1
 (SQL Overall)178691863.67248663.1
 
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