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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 “cowgirls” 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
cowgirls144249(None) 
cowgirl1353271cowgirl_
copygirls1791562copygirls
cowbirds1644042cowbirds
showgirls1641762showgirls
batgirls1142403batgirls
busgirls1142653busgirls
choirgirls1651113choirgirls
codgers115113933codger_s
cogitos1037613co_gitos
coheirs1236753coheir_s
coils75030083co__i_ls
coirs75221053co__ir_s
confirms1536303confirms
congeals11309863congeals
congers104223233conger_s
congius103210073congi_us
copygirl1671823copygirl_
cordials1139633cordials
corgis9314413corgi__s
cougars1038443cougar_s
cowards1339613cow_ards
cowbells1544993cowbells
cowbinds1634453cowbinds
cowbird1534433cowbir_d
cowers114625533cow_er_s
cowherbs1833543cowherbs
cowherds1735423cowherds
cowhides1736013cowhides
cowlicks1944663cowlicks
cowlings14359783cowlings
cowls106922213cow___ls
cowpies143314283cowpi_es
cowries124218013cowri_es
cowrites133011593cowrites
girls64518393___girls
homegirls1542503homegirls
newsgirls1351533newsgirls
shopgirls1541793shopgirls
showgirl1542083showgirl_
swirls94010133_sw_irls
twirls9478123_tw_irls
whirls124710533__whirls

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 Limit146162436.86021306.4
3Display Results43430.0331303.0
 (SQL Overall)178691437.31324434.7
 
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