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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 “downstates” 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.

26 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
downstates144434(None) 
downstages1543291downstages
downstate1344611downstate_
downstater1453111downstater
downstaters1552071downstaters
downscales1653282downscales
downstage1443372downstage_
downstairs1452512downstairs
cowlstaves1852023cowlstaves
devastates1444663devastates
donates83217223do_n__ates
downbeats1543193downbeat_s
downgrades1652723downgrades
downscale1543523downscale_
downscaled1752573downscaled
downsides1444813downs_ides
downsizes2243873downs_izes
downslides1542753downslides
downstair1352673downsta_ir
downstrokes1951833downstrokes
downtimes1544513down_times
instates81615833__instates
outstates91710753_outstates
reinstates1048293reinstates
townscapes1752543townscapes
unstates81314993__unstates

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 Limit140603266.36022107.4
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.78226347.8
 
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