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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 “flowerless” 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.

31 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
flowerless164288(None) 
dowerless1344012_dowerless
floorless1243792flo_orless
flourless1243532flo_urless
flowerers1544502flower_ers
flowerets1544042flower_ets
floweriest1644532floweriest
floweriness1743072floweriness
powerless1444292_powerless
showerless1642542showerless
bowelless1443833_bowelless
coverless1436803_coverless
fatherless1644213fatherless
fenderless1443533fenderless
fiberless1444453f_iberless
flameless1435353flame_less
flavorless1642183flavorless
flawless1434503flaw__less
flockless1843163flo_ckless
flowerages1743063flowerages
flowered1546013flower_e_d
flowerer1435453flower_e_r
floweret1448083flower_e_t
flowerier1544273flowerie_r
flowerlike2042113flowerlike
flowerpots1851833flowerpots
flowers133413173flower___s
linerless936333_linerless
loveless1168573_love_less
powderless1642593_powderless
sewerless1244303_sewerless

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603316.12622951.8
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691316.56227231.2
 
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