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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 “decoloured” 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.

27 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
decoloured144308(None) 
decolored1345661decolo_red
coloured1148312__coloured
decolour1185012decolour__
decolours1274412decolour_s
discoloured1553302discoloured
recolored1246852recolo_red
beclouded1543503bec_louded
bicolored1443953bicolo_red
cloured103111543__c_loured
colored10313473__colo_red
colourer1037563__colourer
declared1248743dec_l_ared
decollated14136283decollated
decolonized2454823decolonized
decolor1087033decolo_r__
decolorized2445253decolorized
decolors1187713decolo_r_s
decolouring1583433decolouring
deloused1036973de__loused
deplored1237233de_plo_red
desulfured1551833desulfured
detoured1036513de__toured
devoured1335723de__voured
discolored1445623discolo_red
recontoured1453233recontoured
uncolored1246963uncolo_red

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603276.11023011.9
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.53227356.2
 
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