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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 “downbows” 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.

36 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
downbows178369(None) 
downbow1653391downbow_
downtown1543292downtown
downtowns1642932downtowns
moonbows1543952moonbows
bonbons1139333bo_nbons
bowwows1454123bow_wows
cornrows1345313cornrows
cowboys1735253cow_boys
donjons1536733do_njons
donors75115793do_n_ors
downbeat1444953downbeat
downbeats1543193downbeats
downburst1572413downburst
downcome1644133downcome
downcomes1743983downcomes
downers113912773down_ers
downless1236363downless
download1343833download
downloads1443603downloads
downpour1443003downpour
downpours1542533downpours
downs94918573down___s
downthrows2051703downthrows
downzone21134273downzone
downzones22123843downzones
fogbows1643853fo_gbows
kowtows1742763kow_tows
longbows1443883longbows
lowboys1534213low_boys
lowbrows1643483lowbrows
moonbow1443873moonbow_
oxbows1833713_o_xbows
powwows1442853pow_wows
rainbows1343243rainbows
sunbows1236023_sunbows

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162366.40622816.4
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.82826170.3
 
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