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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 “evildoers” 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.

25 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
evildoers134177(None) 
evildoer1241931evildoer_
bewilders1543813bewild_ers
builders1146743build_ers
dildoes9229243_dildoe_s
eiders74321363e_i_d_ers
elders74817303e__ld_ers
evaders1136933ev_ad_ers
evictors13276853evicto_rs
evildoing1442223evildoing
evildoings154843evildoings
eviler94811893evil__er_
eviller1056673evil_ler_
evilness1135043evil_ness
evolvers14264773evol_vers
exilers14419733exil__ers
exploders1944173exploders
gilders94212463_gild_ers
guilders1035513guild_ers
misdoers1137103_misdoers
overdoers13117403overdoers
revilers114011693revil__ers
veilers103911823veil__ers
welldoers1343193welldoers
wilders113513503_wild_ers

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641257.51319784.5
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.96522434.5
 
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