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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 “cowflaps” 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.

28 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
cowflaps184229(None) 
cowflap1742501cowflap_
cowflops1842981cowflops
cowflop1742892cowflop_
cowplops1743172cowplops
cowslips1543612cowslips
claps95626183c___laps
coalas87418963co_ala_s
coffles152610003coffl_es
colas75436773co__la_s
collapse1244273co_llapse
collars93816573co_llars
collops112611753co_llops
confabs1435393conf_abs
conflate13311173conflate
conflates14311133conflates
copulas113811563copula_s
courlans10117613courlans
cowls106922213cow_l__s
cowpats1437713cow_pats
cowpeas1437273cowpea_s
cowplop1643363cowplop_
cowslip1444013cowslip_
dewlaps1334663dew_laps
earflaps1342553earflaps
flaps105621383___flaps
mudflaps1641803mudflaps
scofflaws2051173scofflaws

Search took 8 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 Limit146162287.09620597.8
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.52923733.7
 
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