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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 “downbeat” 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.

33 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
downbeat144495(None) 
downbeats1543191downbeats
downiest122710602downiest
browbeat1544883brow_beat
deadbeat1245803deadbeat
donnert82815533do_nnert
dowdiest13328953dowdiest
downbow1653393downb_ow
downbows1783693downbows
downburst1572413downburst
downcast1445003downcast
downdraft1753103downdraft
downed115314783down_e_d
downer104414923down_e_r
downers113912773down_ers
downier11299703downie_r
downless1236363downless
download1343833download
downplay1742873downplay
downstate1344613downstate
drumbeat1343973drumbeat
hoofbeat1644093hoofbeat
hornbeam1543593hornbeam
howbeit1545663how_beit
johnboat2053373johnboat
moonbeam1443233moonbeam
newsbeat1343623newsbeat
nonmeat9312773no_nmeat
offbeat1564143_offbeat
rowboat1267983row_boat
towboat1258303tow_boat
townlet1049733townle_t
townwear1442293townwear

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 Filter1786911461620.190940478.9
2DLD Change Limit146162336.23323449.7
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.43927751.4
 
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