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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 “dovecots” 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.

38 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
dovecots144432(None) 
dovecot1356731dovecot_
dovecote1443981dovecote
dovecotes1543581dovecotes
advects13276013advec_ts
convects153410993convec_ts
coverts124813813cove_rts
covetous1347093covetous
covets114819643cove__ts
decocts1237833d__ecocts
decors94017773d__ecors
decos85522123d__eco_s
decoys123911283d__ecoys
defects134511523defec_ts
dejects17389223dejec_ts
depots94716343d__epots
detects104011093detec_ts
develops14145323develops
devests114410473deve_sts
dicots94915793d__icots
directs102710263direc_ts
diverts114412033dive_rts
divests114510933dive_sts
divots104712203div__ots
docents102810803doce_nts
dogedoms1344333dogedoms
dogtrots1044703dogtrots
dovekeys1941723dovekeys
dovekies16115003dovekies
dovens104413903dove__ns
doves94728153dove___s
duvets1039223duve__ts
monocots1249813monocots
ocelots977233_ocelots
overcoats1438863_overcoats
overcuts1337513_overcuts
polecats1248833polecats
polycots1547763polycots

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 Filter1786911461620.796224486.2
2DLD Change Limit146162386.59622159.2
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691387.40524131.1
 
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