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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 “downtowns” 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.

28 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
downtowns164293(None) 
downtown1543291downtown_
downbows1783692downbow_s
downtowner1751702downtowner
downtowners1851422downtowners
downturns1342472downturns
boomtowns1641783boomtowns
countdowns1642023countdowns
donjons1536733do_njo_ns
downbow1653393downbow__
downcomes1743983downcomes
downloads1443603downloads
downpours1542533downpours
downspins1543603downspins
downthrows2051703downthrow_s
downticks1942963downticks
downtimes1544513downtimes
downtrend1442163downtrend
downtrends1551473downtrends
downturn1243223downturn_
downzone21134273downzo_ne
downzones22123843downzones
hometowns1743643hometowns
kowtows1742763kow_tow_s
lowdowns1543463low_downs
pontons93315553po_nto_ns
pontoons10279313po_ntoons
wontons103310533wo_nto_ns

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641286.17324079.2
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691286.60927037.5
 
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